Met allows muslim officers to wear turbans.

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The Metropolitan Police said serving Muslim officers in London had asked to be allowed to wear their turbans.

A spokesman said: "Whilst many Muslim officers will not necessarily choose to wear the turban there are serving Muslim officers who will benefit from this new policy and have asked for it.

"Authority has now been granted for them to wear their turbans instead of the current headwear."

Sikh officers in the Met have been able to wear turbans while in uniform for many years.

Last year female Muslim officers were told they would be allowed to wear their traditional headscarves, or hijabs, on duty.

Mohammad Mahroof, Secretary General of the Association of Muslim Police, who wears a turban himself, said: "We made representations to the Met and it is to their credit that they have chosen to allow those Muslim officers who wear turbans to retain them whilst in uniform.

"These turbans are a great tradition of our Prophet and striving to adhere to his traditions is an important part of Muslim life."

Met Assistant Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe said he hoped the move would boost ethnic minority recruitment.

"I hope that it encourages more Muslims to consider the police as a career and I also hope that it encourages all minority groups to believe that the Met is an employer of choice."

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