§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many recruits to the RUC full-time and part-time reserve will have training designed to improve community awareness and understanding; and if such training is available to longer serving officers in the RUC full-time and part-time reserve. [31048]
§ Sir John WheelerAll new recruits to the RUC (full-time) reserve receive community awareness training. The training is currently under evaluation and it is proposed that it should be extended to the RUC (part-time) reserve.
A programme of divisional training is provided to longer serving officers. During the present cycle of divisional training, one of the subjects covered is professional police ethics which deals with community awareness perspective.