FAT cops in Britain’s “largest” police force are ordering trousers up to size XXXXXXL.
Officers from London’s Met requested thousands of black patrol pairs with a waist of 40ins or more last year, figures show.
Overweight Met Police officers have had to order XXXXXXL uniform trousersSWNS:South West News Service
The largest men’s trouser had a 62ins waist — a 6XL — while the widest women’s was a size 44.
Two pairs of 54ins male trousers and four pairs of 52ins were also ordered, according to Freedom of Information data.
Forty-inch waists were the most popular plus size for men and size 20 was ordered most for women in 2023.
A waist above 40ins for men and 34.6ins for women is considered “very high”, according to the British Heart Foundation.
Prospective Met officers must take a Job Related Fitness Test before training, with regular tests afterwards.
But the Sun revealed in December that the Met had failed 337 officers in the past year.
Ex-officer, Lib Dem MP Wendy Chamberlain, said at the time: “People will be understandably worried so many officers are failing.”
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