Wiltshire and Swindon’s Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Liz Webster has written to the Chief Constable urging that more women are recruited into the force and current female police officers and staff are retained, supported and promoted.

In her open letter Ms Webster said: “I know efforts are being made by Wiltshire Police to increase female numbers. But far more needs to be done to create a force that reflects our society. Barely 40 per cent of police officers are female. The gender balance is worse the higher up the ranks of officers and management you go. This has to change and change fast.”

She concluded: “If elected as our next Police and Crime Commissioner I will want dealing with attacks on women, children and other vulnerable groups made key priorities and will also act as a very visible champion to encourage women and member of currently other under-represented groups to join, stay and move forward in our police force.”

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