North Yorkshire Police are looking to recruit more women to firearms teams and specialist operations.
Currently firearms support is 6% women, firearms training is 10% and 17% of specialist operations staff are female.
Overall, 39% of North Yorkshire Police officers are women.
Here's Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, Scott Bisset:
Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, Tim Forber, said women are well represented at the top rung of the force:
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Scarborough Athletic were 2-0 up with just 9 minutes remaining, but Macclesfield scored two late goals to take the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round tie to a replay.
An East Yorkshire businesswoman insists she has ‘no regrets’ after taking her four children on holiday and landing a near £1,000 fine from East Riding Council.
North Yorkshire Council has warned that meeting a strict 30-month government deadline to create a comprehensive new Local Plan for housing and development will be a massive and complex challenge.
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