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POLICE forces are lowering entry standards in a desperate bid to meet the SNP's pledge of hiring an extra 1,000 officers, it was claimed yesterday.
Role-playing and trendy 'personality tests' are being brought in to replace the existing entrance exam - which includes mental arithmetic tests now deemed too tough for many young applicants.See the full content of this document
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The thick blue line ; Overweight recruits and dumbed-down entry exams as Scots police lower their standards to meet SNP's pledge [Scot Region]
Even candidates on the verge of obesity are being considered for jobs in the service.
New figures obtained by the Scottish Daily Mail show the proportion of applicants winning places in the poli...See the full content of this document
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