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West Mercia Police to cut 287 jobs

Posted: August 29th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: UK | Tags: , | No Comments »

A police force is cutting 287 jobs as it tries to make savings of almost £10m.

West Mercia Police, which covers Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, announced the cuts saying they will take place over three years.

A spokesman said 189 civilian posts would go and 98 (out of 2,400) officer roles.

A Police Federation spokesman said any announcement of job cuts was “sad news”.

From: BBC

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