Army of hi-tech police reservists could help tackle cyber crime crisis, senior officer claims

Britain should recruit an army of volunteer police reservists to help tackle the growing cyber crime crisis, a senior police leader has suggested.

Paul Griffiths, president of the Police Superintendents' Association, said forces would never be able to compete with private firms when it came to recruiting the brightest and best from the IT world.

But he said one answer might be to create a reservist police force - along similar lines to the military - allowing cyber security experts and other specialists to volunteer to help alongside full time warranted officers.