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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Hill

Police say ill-fitting uniforms leading to crushed testicles and lumps in breasts

Belinda Goodwin
Belinda Goodwin, a former frontline officer, says driving in a stab vest was ‘horrific and dangerous’. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

Musculoskeletal damage, crushed testicles and lumps in breasts are just some examples of the harm police officers say they experience because of ill-fitting, uncomfortable and low-quality uniforms.

Officers responding to the first national uniform and equipment survey across all 43 forces in England and Wales reported symptoms so severe that some had to have multiple operations.

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