Scotland's Police is planning to introduce hijab as an optional uniform in an attempt to attract more women Muslim recruits to the force, which currently has less black and Asian representation.
Scotland Yard, Britain's largest police force, already has the option in place leading to Police Scotland studying various designs that would be suitable and cover the head and neck but not the face.
"Police Scotland is committed to working with communities to encourage under-represented groups to consider policing as a career. Part of this involves removing unnecessary barriers, which include considerations about the officers' uniform," said Peter Blair, head of resource management at Police Scotland.
"As a result, work has been undertaken to source a uniform hijab.