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<p>Special constables bring diverse and valuable skills to police forces that strengthen
policing and help forces to develop important links with communities. Recruitment
and eligibility criteria of special constables are set locally at the discretion of
Chief Officers.</p><p>The Home Office Employer Supported Policing (ESP) scheme is
a partnership between employers and the police service aimed at encouraging employers
to enable their staff to volunteer as special constables in the communities they serve.
The Home Office will continue to work closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s
Citizens in Policing Programme and the College of Policing to support the development
of a national approach to the attraction and training of special constables.</p>
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