The "Civvie" Observer / TFO question has been well debated over the years.
Someone might even post a link to previous threads for the benefit
of those that can't be bothered to search for themselves
I have heard though, that NPAS don't ( currently ) have any plans to civilianise the role.
The question of "Specialist" pay for Police Officer TFO's is ( still ) yet to be decided.
I would imagine that if common sense prevails, (
),
then there won't be a sudden exfil of Police Officer TFO's
requiring Police staff to be recruited into the vacant positions.
