There has been a surge in the number of British police officers working second jobs, with forces reporting an average 369% increase in paid, non-police work and outside business interests since 2005.

Details obtained by The Independent on Sunday under freedom of information rules show that most UK forces recorded an increase in the past five years, with half of forces seeing numbers more than double.

Second careers range from security consultancy to modelling, fine art dealing, teaching and even massage.