Record number of murder probes could see Gwent Police hire 'zero hours' detectives

Gwent Police considers 'zero-hours' detectives as murder investigations surge

The chief constable said they had seen "unprecedented" demand in the past year.

Stretched Welsh police force could hire detectives on zero-hours style contracts

Chief constable Mark Hobrough said the force would normally see between two or three murders a year but in less than a year has launched 11 murder probes

Record number of murder probes could see Gwent Police hire 'zero hours' detectives

11 murder investigations in 10 months has led to unprecedented demand on Gwent Police.

Force could hire 'zero hour' detectives to deal with unprecedented number of murders

Gwent Police could hire more detectives to help deal with an ‘unprecedented’ number of murder investigations this year.

Police force consider ‘zero-hours’ detectives after surge in murder investigations

Twm Owen, Local Democracy Reporter A police force is considering hiring detectives on “zero-hours” style contracts after an unprecedented surge in murder investigations put pressure on its officers and overtime budget. Gwent Police has launched 11 murder investigations in 10 months, compared with the two or three it would normally handle in a year, chief […]

Gwent Police considers zero-hours contracts for detectives after 'unprecedented' murder surge

Chief constable Mark Hobrough said the force typically handles two or three murder investigations a year, but has launched 11 probes so far this year.