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What is a Special Constable?

A special constable is a part-time, voluntary police officer with all same powers as regular police officers and wears the same uniform. Specials come from all walks of life and volunteer their spare time for a minimum of 16 hours a month.

Download our guide to becoming a Special

Download our guide to becoming a Special

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Special Constable with Wiltshire Police. It is a unique opportunity with the chance to gain new skills and experience, whilst contributing to you own community.

Volunteer as a special constable

Community Policing brings together the different roles in policing, such as police officers, PCSOs, local crime investigators, community co-ordinators, 999 and 101 call-takers.

Community Policing brings together the different roles in policing, such as police officers, PCSOs, local crime investigators, community co-ordinators, 999 and 101 call-takers.

Volunteer as a special constable

Volunteer as a special constable

Case studies

A Special way to spend 72,804 hours

A Special way to spend 72,804 hours

First to qualify in a new generation of Wiltshire Specials

First to qualify in a new generation of Wiltshire Specials

A day in the life of a Special Constable

A day in the life of a Special Constable

Everyone remembers their first day in the job, it is no different as a volunteer special constable

Everyone remembers their first day in the job, it is no different as a volunteer special constable