Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2017 to Question 105664, on special constables: leave, whether it is the policy of all government departments to provide paid leave for employees to undertake special constable training and duties.

The government is supportive of all employees wanting to undertake volunteering opportunities including those carrying out training and duties as a police special constable. Departments have provision within their special leave policy to allow time off for volunteering. It is for individual departments to consider the amount of paid leave they are able to offer. All departments provide a minimum of 3 days.