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Police hire civilians after cuts
A POLICE force which slashed all of its community support officers (PCSOs) last year has started hiring civilians on zero-hours contracts as beat bobbies.
Norfolk Police said yesterday that the new “scene guards,” who will be paid £10 an hour, would be deployed to keep watch over “low-risk” crime scenes.
The force said that the money saved would be put into recruiting more police officers in the coming year.
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