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Modest police uniform for female Muslim officers unveiled in an effort to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities

Pc Firzana Ahmed became the first woman to wear the new uniform and said that it has received 'positive feedback from the local community' in Bradford
PUBLISHED SEP 17, 2018

West Yorkshire Police has reportedly created a more modest uniform for Muslim women which is "designed not to show the female form." Reports state that the police force came up with the looser fit of the uniform in an effort to encourage more ethnic minority recruits to apply for positions in the force.

Reports state that there are already several police forces which allow female police officers to wear the hijab, however, the new, less revealing uniform for women officers if a first for the United Kingdom (UK).

A Police Community Support Officer stands guard outside a property in Islington where police officers shot dead a man who threatened a woman with a knife on September 5, 2014 in London, England. 
A Police Community Support Officer stands guard outside a property in Islington where police officers shot dead a man who threatened a woman with a knife on September 5, 2014 in London, England. 
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