500 police staff with second jobs

Mechanics, drivers, property rentals and advisers to TV programme makers are among second jobs and business interests registered by more than 500 staff working for Kent Police.

Details of second jobs and supplementary earnings by uniformed and civilian staff are published by the force as part of improving transparency. The figures relate to 568 staff at all ranks, including 236 PCS.

Most popular are earnings from property, with 58 entries, including two chief inspectors.

Driving and driving instruction are listed by 40 employees, while earnings from teaching and lecturing are listed by 22. Sport and fitness interests are registered by 29 staff, while 38 earn income from what are described as retail interests.

Not all interests registered are financial, with more than 50 listing volunteering, charity work and being a school governor.

Nine officers declare that writing earns them extra income while 25 do so from photography, video and art and design.

An inspector lists advising TV programme makers, while there are nine mechanics, an electrician and a plumber. Sixteen list catering as a second job or business.

Kent Police policy on second jobs states officers should not develop second full-time or competing careers, but that they can pursue extra work provided they first disclose it to the chief constable for approval.