Manchester police are first to wear named badges on their uniform

Police in Greater Manchester have become the first in the country to wear name badges on their uniform.

Police in Greater Manchester will wear names badges on their uniform

www.telegraph.co.uk
05 Feb 2010

All 8,227 officers employed by the force, along with the 4,128 civilian staff, have been told they must display the magnetic badges which spell out their name and rank.

The move is part of a drive to improve the force’s image with the public.

Plain clothes officers will also have to wear the badges – similar to tags worn by shop staff – but police working undercover or wearing riot gear will be exempt.

At present police can only be identified by the number on their uniform.

The Metropolitan Police announced last month that some of its officers would wear name badges in response to criticism levelled after Aprils G20 demonstrations in London.

Other forces have also trialled schemes for selected staff.

But Greater Manchester Police is the first to make all officers wear name badges. Read more…

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