A former supermarket manager, delivery supervisor and siblings are among 23 of the latest cohort of recruits to have joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary as police officers.

All 23 'passed out' during a welcome ceremony at Force HQ in Huntingdon on May 25. 

They were welcomed by Deputy Chief Constable Jane Gyford and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner John Peach at force HQ, where they paraded in front of proud family and friends.

The Hunts Post: The 23 recruits who have now joined the force as police officers.The 23 recruits who have now joined the force as police officers. (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

Among the new officers were siblings Nathan and Megan Gould, who had their own careers before sharing their policing ambitions with each other and joining in the same cohort.

They join a force that now has the most officers in its history.

But those numbers need to be maintained, and the force continues to recruit via a range of pathways.

The Hunts Post: Cambridgeshire's newest police officers got to parade in front of proud family and friends.Cambridgeshire's newest police officers got to parade in front of proud family and friends. (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

Today's recruits joined through one of those routes - the well-established Initial Police Learning and Development Programme.

Welcoming the new officers, DCC Gyford told them they were now the face of Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

She advised them to be intuitive, ask questions and learn when something is not quite right.

The Hunts Post: The newest police officers join the force having given up a wide range of pervious occupations.The newest police officers join the force having given up a wide range of pervious occupations. (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

"As police officers, you can no longer walk on by. You will need to take personal responsibility and be the professional you are.

"You will also need to communicate with each other and communities, using the attestation values as well as the force values in everything you do.

The Hunts Post: 23 new police officers have joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary following a passing out ceremony on May 25.23 new police officers have joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary following a passing out ceremony on May 25. (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

"That means acting with fairness, integrity, diligence, impartiality – and without fear or favour."

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More on the various routes to becoming a police officer can be found on our website.

They include the PCDA, for those without a degree, the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP), the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP), and our accelerated detective constable programme.