West Midlands police to help Spanish officers in foreign party hotspots

West Midlands police officers are to work in Magaluf and Ibiza Credit: Frank May/DPA/Press Association Images

West Midlands Police officers will be sent to party destinations Magaluf and Ibiza to help local Spanish police officers tackle victims from the UK.

The two week trial will see a sergeant and a constable join forces with officers from the Guardia Civil.

They'll spend a week in Magaluf in Majorca before going on to spend a week in San Antonio in Ibiza.

As part of the Foreign Office-funded scheme, the two officers will patrol tourist hotspots like beaches, airports and town centres alongside their Spanish Colleagues.

A tourist receives medical attention whilst on a night out in Magaluf Credit: Alex Diaz/PA Archive/PA Images

The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) said they will assist the Guardia Civil when British nationals are victims of crime, support any criminal investigations where Britons are victims, witnesses or offenders, and help British nationals who are victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse or other serious offences.

The officers will wear full British uniform and work eight-hour shifts between 7am and 10pm, starting on Monday.

Police from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Morocco have already taken part in similar initiatives in Spain.