UK Police | SabrangIndia News Related to Human Rights Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:54:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://sabrangindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Favicon_0.png UK Police | SabrangIndia 32 32 Police force in UK unveils more modest uniform for female Muslim officers with a looser tunic as part of a drive to recruit more recruits from ethnic minorities https://sabrangindia.in/police-force-uk-unveils-more-modest-uniform-female-muslim-officers-looser-tunic-part-drive/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:54:04 +0000 http://localhost/sabrangv4/2018/09/19/police-force-uk-unveils-more-modest-uniform-female-muslim-officers-looser-tunic-part-drive/ A police force has created a less revealing uniform for Muslim women which is ‘designed not to show the female form’. West Yorkshire Police hopes that the looser fit will result in more ethnic minority recruits. Many forces already allow female officers to wear the hijab, or headscarf, but the new uniform is believed to […]

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West Yorkshire Police hopes that the looser fit will result in more ethnic minority recruits.

Many forces already allow female officers to wear the hijab, or headscarf, but the new uniform is believed to be a UK first.
 

Assistant Chief Constable Angela Williams said: ‘For the last month we have been trialling a new uniform for women which is designed not to show the female form.
 

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