<p>The recruitment notice by the Scotland Yard says it is looking for armed officers from all backgrounds to deliver “residential protection” through a combination of fixed posts and mobile patrols.<br /><br />“Successful officers can expect to work at London palaces or Windsor Castle, and officers are required to perform tours of duty in Scotland.<br /><br />“Applications are particularly welcomed from women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and black and minority ethnic communities/people as these are under-represented within SO14 (Royalty Protection Branch). Selection will be based solely upon merit,” the advertisement reads.<br /><br />Successful candidates will have to be “currently or previously firearms trained” and will be expected to work 12-hour shifts. <br /><br />SO14 believes there will be about 30 vacancies by the closing date for applications next month, the ‘Daily Express’ reported.<br /><br />Scotland Yard said: “We want to recruit the best people from London’s many different communities. This includes ensuring that this diversity is reflected across the Metropolitan Police in units where particular groups are under-represented.”<br /><br />But, Philip Davies, Tory MP for Shipley, West Yorks, said: “I don’t know whether the Royal Family are going to feel that much safer knowing there’s transgender outside protecting them. This is absolutely ludicrous.”</p>
<p>The recruitment notice by the Scotland Yard says it is looking for armed officers from all backgrounds to deliver “residential protection” through a combination of fixed posts and mobile patrols.<br /><br />“Successful officers can expect to work at London palaces or Windsor Castle, and officers are required to perform tours of duty in Scotland.<br /><br />“Applications are particularly welcomed from women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and black and minority ethnic communities/people as these are under-represented within SO14 (Royalty Protection Branch). Selection will be based solely upon merit,” the advertisement reads.<br /><br />Successful candidates will have to be “currently or previously firearms trained” and will be expected to work 12-hour shifts. <br /><br />SO14 believes there will be about 30 vacancies by the closing date for applications next month, the ‘Daily Express’ reported.<br /><br />Scotland Yard said: “We want to recruit the best people from London’s many different communities. This includes ensuring that this diversity is reflected across the Metropolitan Police in units where particular groups are under-represented.”<br /><br />But, Philip Davies, Tory MP for Shipley, West Yorks, said: “I don’t know whether the Royal Family are going to feel that much safer knowing there’s transgender outside protecting them. This is absolutely ludicrous.”</p>
