Police transfers

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33804, 29 March 1975, Page 14

Police transfers

Sir, —Can someone please tell me why it should be that when a policeman gains promotion to the rank of sergeant in Christchurch he has to transfer to another centre and may not apply for a position back in Christchurch for a. minimum period of two years? This has happened to a local family with four children and is causing great misery. It seems to me that the role of a policeman is subject to enough strain without imposing additional; stress by causing family; problems. Uprooting a contented family against their wishes can only, in my opinion, have an adverse effect on the quality of the husband's work and does nothing to encourage any policeman in a similar situation to improve his status by promotion.—Yours, etc., PUZZLED SYMPATHISER. March 19, 1975. [Chief Superintendent G. E. Twentyman replies: “When transferring staff we attempt to avoid hardship and stress and the cost of moving the family to another area. However, we must effectively police all of the country and this at times means transferring staff in such circumstances. Most promoted to and within N.C.O. ranks stay in Christchurch and in addition, in recent years, many i had to transfer to this city Ito fill vacancies in these 'ranks. This is a rare transifer to another city and made

because of shortage of suitably qualified staff in Dunedin.”]