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Scots cops ask employers to give time off work for volunteer officers to tackle Coronavirus crisis

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Police Scotland is facing "unprecedented" challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak, with the force now urging bosses to give staff who volunteer as special constables paid leave from their day jobs.

Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham has called on special constables to increase the number of hours they volunteer for if they can.

To help them do that, the force has urged firms to give those staff paid time off during this period. It comes as the force deals with rising levels of sickness and self-isolation amongst its officers and other staff.

But at the same time, Graham said the police are required to undertake "significant additional duties" in this "critical period".

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