Aspiring police constables must speak another language, in addition
to English, to be able to join London’s Metropolitan police, The
Guardian of London has reported.
The other languages are: Arabic, Bengali, German, Greek, Hebrew,
Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sinhala (Sri Lanka),
Spanish, Turkish or Yoruba.
The newspaper reported that Scotland Yard is hoping the new
criterion, to be test-run for one month, will help police “engage with
London’s diverse communities as effectively as possible”.
Thousands of Nigerians, most of them Yoruba, live in London and speak the language in their daily activities.
A recruitment update on the Met’s careers website states: “Whilst our
police officers are able to effectively carry out their duties without
the ability to speak a second language, a police constable with this
skill is an asset in helping both themselves and their colleagues to
more effectively engage with the community and deal with everyday
policing situations.”
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