GMP mistakenly took on boy, 17, as student cop - and only realised when he invited people to his 18th birthday party
A boy aged 17 was mistakenly sworn in as a police officer due to an 'administrative error', the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
Bosses say the youth was not posted onto any police division, had no contact with the public during this period and that he has not been exposed to any harm. Colin Ramwell, GMP’s Head of Strategic Attraction and Recruitment, told the M.E.N: "A current, serving GMP student officer, who was a fully vetted apprentice, had attended a training course at Sedgley Park in March last year. During this course, it transpired they were 17 years old and due to turn 18 a couple of days later.
"They had the support from their university – where they are studying alongside working as a police officer – and we implemented the necessary safeguarding once we realised the administrative error, including appointing a legal guardian for a debrief.
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