The Government has unveiled a radical shake-up of police recruitment rules today, which will include allowing new starters to skip the compulsory two years on the beat and foreign police chiefs to run British forces for the first time.
An overhaul of police recruitment rules will allow access "to the best pool of talent and "attract the brightest", the Policing Minister said in a written statement.
The current rules mean that all officers must enter at constable rank and do two years on the beat.
The changes could see military officers and business leaders recruited at superintendent level.
Damian Green said the shake-up could introduce "fresh thinking" into the police from other sectors.
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