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Police detect no recruitment crisis in CID
Date published: 18/08/2009
POLICE chiefs say they are increasingly taking on new detectives to plug gaps in the CID in Greater Manchester.
Reports have suggested that Greater Manchester Police is struggling to fill CID vacancies across all its divisions.
Long hours, a heavy workload and the possibility of a pay cut are said to have encouraged recruits to opt for more regular hours in uniform or join more glamorous specialist squads.
There are fears that it could lead to a recruitment crisis at a time when large numbers of the force’s most experienced officers are reaching retirement age.
But the civilian head of human resources, assistant chief officer Julia Rogers, says more detectives are being hired.
She said: “We currently have 88 per cent of CID posts filled across the force, compared with 81 per cent this time last year.
“We are constantly looking at ways to fill vacancies, and have recently recruited a number of highly skilled CCTV experts and exhibits officers to fill roles that at one time were carried out by detectives. GMP has been rated as excellent by HMIC in tackling serious and organised crime for the past three years.”
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'Police chiefs say they are increasingly taking on new detectives.' 'Taking on' from where? Is there a pool of detectives waiting to be recruited? The civilian personnel officer says more detectives are being hired. Are these 'agency' cops? Surely the only place they can get them is from within police forces. So, uniformed officers will be promoted. Leading to less officers on the streets, (if that's possible). More smoke & mirrors from GMP.
At one time getting in the CID was seen as promotion. To be honest they had a good life away from shifts and with overtime plentyful plus expences and plain clothes allowances etc.
Those days, thankfully are gone and the CID have been put to shame by the uniformed colleagues they used to deride as "wooden tops". The majority of "detecives" couldn't pass the promotion exams and opted for an easy career.
Maybe if they took the some of the traffic officers hiding behind bushes,100 per cent of CID posts would be filled.Although the overall IQ level would fall.
By l`outcast @ 18/08/2009 15:28:40
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