Statement about police officers wearing the burka

Chief Constable Dave Thompson said: “We would need to consider our own rules and cultural sensitivity. We don’t have any barriers relating to the burka. “As it stands we have not had any approaches from potential recruits asking to wear the burka, but if such an approach was made it is something we would have to consider.“Serving the people of the West Midlands is at the heart of what we do and I would need to carefully consider anything that could be seen as standin