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| Moves to lure back ex-pat police | Moves to lure back ex-pat police |
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| Homesick ex-pat police officers in Australia are being tempted back to Leicestershire with a £10,000 offer. | Homesick ex-pat police officers in Australia are being tempted back to Leicestershire with a £10,000 offer. |
| The force said large numbers of UK-trained officers worked abroad, with some parts of Australia having Britons making up almost one-in-11 of police. | The force said large numbers of UK-trained officers worked abroad, with some parts of Australia having Britons making up almost one-in-11 of police. |
| Adverts will appear in newspapers there titled "Homesick and Away?", offering a £10,000 relocation package, with "no deadly spiders". | Adverts will appear in newspapers there titled "Homesick and Away?", offering a £10,000 relocation package, with "no deadly spiders". |
| Leicestershire Police said they believed it was "good value". | Leicestershire Police said they believed it was "good value". |
| Home comforts | Home comforts |
| However, they admitted some people would probably think they faced an uphill battle tempting people back from sunnier countries. | However, they admitted some people would probably think they faced an uphill battle tempting people back from sunnier countries. |
| But Ch Supt Geoff Feavyour said many officers missed their old home comforts and only needed some help to return. | But Ch Supt Geoff Feavyour said many officers missed their old home comforts and only needed some help to return. |
| He said: "We are offering a relocation package of up to £10,000 to put towards the expense of relocating. In return we get a fully trained police officer ready to go, and we think that is good value. | He said: "We are offering a relocation package of up to £10,000 to put towards the expense of relocating. In return we get a fully trained police officer ready to go, and we think that is good value. |
| "We are also drawn to the irony of turning the tables on our antipodean colleagues." | "We are also drawn to the irony of turning the tables on our antipodean colleagues." |
| Sgt Ed Des-Chanelle, who returned to Leicestershire after 18 months in New Zealand, said he was always asking visitors from the UK to bring "all the things we missed the most". | Sgt Ed Des-Chanelle, who returned to Leicestershire after 18 months in New Zealand, said he was always asking visitors from the UK to bring "all the things we missed the most". |
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| The force say they face a shortage of trained officers |
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