No, my point stands. Police pay and conditions have been eroded so much over the last decade that pay after (what is now a poor pension that you have to work much longer to get) contributions isn’t much more than a minimum wage job. You are in a market place trying to attract quality applicants-what 28/30 year old with kids and a mortgage can afford a pay cut to join the job? It’s kids joining-you get the police you pay for.I apologise maybe you actually thought burger flippers earned more than coppers and you have since googled it.
Yeah that must he the reason:-)