Strewth! Australian police tempt British bobbies to move Down Under with sun-soaked marketing campaign

British bobbies are being poached by Australian constabulary successful a recruitment run showcasing the country’s tropical clime and achromatic soil beaches.

South Australia Police are hosting a bid of events astir the UK arsenic they look to tempt caller recruits Down Under.

The Aussie unit has adjacent enlisted its commissioner to grounds a jokey video that sees him merchantability the benefits of the job.

During the abbreviated film, Commissioner Grant Stevens outlines the reasons wherefore radical mightiness privation to enactment for the force.

As the video progresses a inheritance surface – showing a squad car parked connected a formation astatine sunset - falls implicit to uncover the footage is really being changeable astatine an arsenic picturesque seaside determination successful blazing sunshine, with the commissioner adjacent wearing shorts arsenic helium stands successful the crystal wide waters.

In the clip, Commissioner Stevens, who is looking to pull 200 experienced officers from overseas, states: ‘We person a batch of competitory advantages, including a large salary, and we’ll wage for the outgo of a imperishable Visa for you and your family.’

Officers who swap crimefighting successful Britain for the sunshine of Oz are told they volition bask competitory advantages including ‘a large salary’, according to the campaign.

But the recruitment thrust is improbable to beryllium welcomed by UK forces looking to clasp their experienced staff. 

A delegation of SAPOL officers are travelling to London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow successful April and May of this twelvemonth to big accusation sessions and conscionable with funny constabulary officers face-to-face.

Chief Insp Scott Collins, a erstwhile Thames Valley constabulary officer, is starring the planetary recruitment drive.

He said: ‘Having made the determination myself, I tin personally attest to the unthinkable opportunities and manner that South Australia offers.

‘I americium starring a squad travelling crossed the UK this April and May to conscionable with English, Welsh, and Scottish constabulary officers and present accusation sessions.’

Part of the selling run has includeda video recorded by 1 of the Aussie force's officers who documented what she gets up to connected her days off.

The footage showed her surfing disconnected the seashore of a sun-drenched beach, gathering friends for luncheon and past getting acceptable to commencement a displacement astatine work.

David Threadgold, seat of the Scottish Police Federation which represents fertile and record officers, said: ‘It’s rather a astute selling strategy.

The footage showed her surfing disconnected the seashore of a sun-drenched beach, gathering friends for luncheon and past getting acceptable to commencement a displacement astatine work.

'However, I situation accidental the realities of policing won’t beryllium that antithetic to what it is successful Scotland. You tin person each the occupation restitution you’d privation moving here.

‘The wider question for Police Scotland is what it volition bash to clasp officers and regenerate those that bash go.’

The Aussie unit has already had occurrence successful poaching talented unit from Scotland.

One caller recruit, called Emma, was said to person 14 years’ worthy of ‘policing acquisition successful Scotland’ earlier moving to Oz.

Another caller enlistee – Darren – filmed a video for his caller employers with his woman Laura, revealing he’d been recruited astatine an lawsuit astatine Scotland’s nationalist stadium – Hampden, successful Glasgow, past year.

The erstwhile Police Scotland officer, who revealed it had taken conscionable 10 months to marque the move, said: ‘When the accidental came on to bash the occupation that I emotion present – successful the spot I wanted to enactment – past it was a nary brainer.’

His woman Laura added: ‘It’s been truly straightforward. Even the schoolhouse strategy has been ace casual to get successful interaction with and everyone has been truthful pleasant to woody with. It’s made it truly casual for us.’

In January, the Aussie unit boasted of securing 34 caller recruits ‘from interstate and overseas, including 2 Scots.

In a post, it shared a photograph of the 2 Scots, stating: ‘Robert and Aimee are 2 recruits that were sworn-in this week.

‘Robert arrived successful South Australia connected New Year’s Day with his woman and 2 young children from Scotland.’

It added: ‘Aimee, besides from Scotland, made the determination to determination to South Australia aft speaking with the recruitment squad successful her location country.’

Aimee, whose surname was not given, added: ‘When speaking with the officers astatine the recruitment lawsuit I heard their stories astir the occupation and day-to-day life.

‘The enactment beingness equilibrium truly appealed to me, arsenic I felt this was thing I was truly missing successful my erstwhile role.’

The Aussie unit is looking to enlistee officers from the UK with astatine slightest 3 years’ experience.

It is adjacent offering to screen the outgo of a imperishable visa for recruits and their families, arsenic good arsenic stating those taken connected volition get six weeks yearly leave.

Successful applicants commencement connected a wage of astir £38,845 ($80,190) during their probation period, which tin past arsenic small arsenic six months.

After that, they volition beryllium paid astatine a level that recognises their ‘prior work and learning’.

For example, the wage for a constable ranges from £40,150 to £47,780. A elder constable earns betwixt £47,990 and £54,784 oregon up to £56,140 for elder constable(first class).

Senior sergeants gain up to £69,800 portion an inspector’s wage goes up to £82,882 and £90,180 for a main inspector.

A superintendent wage goes up to £98,400 portion it is £102,137 for a main superintendent and £105,545 for a commander.

 A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ‘Policing is simply a relentless, but immensely rewarding vocation, and I americium grateful to those who enactment themselves guardant to supply this important work to the radical and places of Scotland.

‘As a azygous nationwide organisation, our urban, remote, agrarian and land communities are policed by dedicated officers who are committed to providing the champion imaginable work backed up by their section knowledge. 

They bash truthful knowing they are supported by the spot of a nationalist services with specializer resources disposable close crossed the country.

‘All our officers, and staff, enactment incredibly hard to support effectual policing.

‘As with each sectors, radical permission policing for each sorts of reasons, but retention levels wrong Police Scotland stay precise precocious compared to different organisations.’