North Yorkshire Police are celebrating inclusivity after announcing the addition of hijab into officers’ uniforms.
Two police constables with North Yorkshire Police designed the head covering as part of on-duty uniforms so that Muslim women who choose to wear it can work on the frontline.
The move is being celebrated as a major cornerstone of inclusivity by North Yorkshire Police.
Pcs Uzma Amireddy and Arfan Rahouf tweeted about the news on Monday, sharing a picture of the black hijab.
Pc Rahouf, who is North Yorkshire Police’s Race and Faith Operational Lead, wrote: “After many months of designing a new Hijab, I am happy to say myself & @PCUAmireddy have now achieved this!!
“@PCUAmireddy is wearing the new Hijab whilst on shift today, fantastic to hear she feels really comfortable wearing it!!”
Pc Amireddy said: “Alhumdulilla really pleased today, I was afraid when I started wearing hijab, fearing that this may hinder me in policing especially in proactive roles now finally it is part of a uniform.
“@NYorksPolice let’s hope the future is optimistic in sha Allah”.
According to Government figures fewer than two per cent of North Yorkshire Police’s workforce is made up of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people (BAME).
A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman described the change as “important”
The Force said: “It’s really important for North Yorkshire Police to make sure that the uniform for each and every police officer is fit for purpose,
“Inclusion and diversity is a key agenda for the police service. We need to be more representative of the communities we serve, in order for us to be an inclusive workforce and deliver a better service to all of our communities.
“Parallel to that, we need to listen to the needs of our existing workforce and ensure there is an avenue by which issues such as this can be raised and resolved.
“Pc Amireddy and Pc Rahouf have worked really hard to drive this positive action and collaborated with colleagues across the force to make this important change happen.”
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