A police force is considering introducing a device that will help female officers who are caught short while on patrol.
WPCs from Cambridgeshire would be able to respond to calls of nature without breaking stride if the 'Shewees' - a plastic funnel that allows women to urinate without removing any clothing - are given the go ahead by police chiefs.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed the ?7.50 devices were 'still under consideration,' even though an earlier trial concluded there was 'not a great need for them.'
And the policy shift could see the funnels farmed out to each of the force's 380 women officers, at a cost of nearly ?3,000.
The force was one of the first in the country to trial the device, which could fit discreetly beneath officers' uniforms.
The device is available in five colours, including blue, and is the brainchild of Samantha Fountain.
The 33-year-old designer failed to secure investment when she presented her gadget on the 2005 series of BBC's Dragons' Den.
But it has since gained widespread popularity among festival goers, pregnant women and hikers.
Fiona McEvoy, of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'Many women do jobs that require them to be out and about and they've always managed without special equipment - Cambridgeshire Police are just creating a problem that doesn't exist.'
A Cambridgeshire police spokeswoman declined to comment on the trial.
Police consider device to help female officers caught short on the beat | Mail Online
If you want to check out the Sheewee
Home
And here is the instructions on how to use it
How to Shewee
Have a read of some of the user comments on that site as well such as 'I so thought it would take a lot of getting used to, that I put off trying my Shewee for two days after it arrived. Of course I did try it in the end. Success! And then I was so exhilarated, I wanted to do it again straight away and was disappointed I hadn't any wee left. You just can't win.
Thanx very much, Sam. This could be life-changing... Mand, July 2010
WPCs from Cambridgeshire would be able to respond to calls of nature without breaking stride if the 'Shewees' - a plastic funnel that allows women to urinate without removing any clothing - are given the go ahead by police chiefs.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed the ?7.50 devices were 'still under consideration,' even though an earlier trial concluded there was 'not a great need for them.'
And the policy shift could see the funnels farmed out to each of the force's 380 women officers, at a cost of nearly ?3,000.
The force was one of the first in the country to trial the device, which could fit discreetly beneath officers' uniforms.
The device is available in five colours, including blue, and is the brainchild of Samantha Fountain.
The 33-year-old designer failed to secure investment when she presented her gadget on the 2005 series of BBC's Dragons' Den.
But it has since gained widespread popularity among festival goers, pregnant women and hikers.
Fiona McEvoy, of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'Many women do jobs that require them to be out and about and they've always managed without special equipment - Cambridgeshire Police are just creating a problem that doesn't exist.'
A Cambridgeshire police spokeswoman declined to comment on the trial.
Police consider device to help female officers caught short on the beat | Mail Online
If you want to check out the Sheewee
Home
And here is the instructions on how to use it
How to Shewee
Have a read of some of the user comments on that site as well such as 'I so thought it would take a lot of getting used to, that I put off trying my Shewee for two days after it arrived. Of course I did try it in the end. Success! And then I was so exhilarated, I wanted to do it again straight away and was disappointed I hadn't any wee left. You just can't win.
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