Thousands of Met Police officers were 'undeployable' due to health issues trends now
Thousands of Met Police officers were 'undeployable' due to health issues trends now
Blobbies on the beat! Thousands of officers require XXL-size uniforms after Met Police chief revealed 'big proportion' of his force were 'undeployable' due to health issues Forces have ordered thousands of trousers with waistbands of 40in or more NHS says men with a waist size of more than 37in and women more than 31.5in are more likely to have obesity-related problems Tam Fry, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, said: ‘Everyone serving in an emergency service should be fit for purpose'
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They are known as the thin blue line – but many police officers are anything but and need XXL-size uniforms to do their jobs.
Figures show in the past year forces have ordered thousands of trousers with waistbands of 40in or more – with some up to 56in.
Many of the uniforms are labelled ‘patrol’ or ‘operational’, so are intended for Bobbies on the beat.
The NHS says men with a waist size of more than 37in and women more than 31.5in
