Covid-19 (Coronavirus) recruitment guidance
Last updated: Wednesday 25 August, 2021 at 4pm
We are closely monitoring the impact of the virus on all our recruitment activities.
Scheduled briefings, interviews, assessments, outreach events and support programmes are being kept under continual review and may be changed at short notice.
Our priority is to make sure you are informed, safe and supported so ask all candidates and new joiners to check back to this page for the latest position in relation to the various recruitment activities being undertaken.
Please be assured that your safety is extremely important to us and we have taken significant steps to reduce the risk of infection for everyone involved in our recruitment activities.
Many recruitment processes are continuing to operate as we have taken significant steps to reduce the risk of infection for all visitors and personnel.
You will find our main recruitment processes outlined below and how any changes may affect you.
- Intakes – The intake on 18th October is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
- All briefings will be conducted virtually. Please check your emails regularly as we will send out further information. Please be aware that we are dealing with high volumes of applications currently and adjusted virtual process during the pandemic and as a result there could be a delay in you hearing from us.
- SEARCH Assessment – this has now been replaced with the College of Policing online assessment process. Any candidates awaiting online assessment will be contacted in due course when a further assessment is available.
- Interviews - All interviews have now moved to a virtual platform. You will be contacted with further information via email and sent a link for your scheduled interview directly from the recruitment team.
- Medicals – all medicals are currently being undertake via self-declaration and telephone screening. All candidates affected will received an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
- Fitness tests - All fitness tests are currently being undertaken via self-declaration and physical testing on day one when candidates join us. All candidates will receive an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
- Intakes – The intake on 4th January 2022 is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
- Briefing - all briefings will be conducted virtually. Please check your emails regularly as we will send out further information.
- SEARCH Assessment – this has now been replaced with the College of Policing online assessment process. Any candidates awaiting online assessment will be contacted in due course when a further assessment is available.
- Interviews - A virtual process has now been designed and candidates will be contacted directly to be allocated an assessment day.
- Medicals – all medicals are currently being undertake via self-declaration and telephone screening. All candidates affected will received an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
- Fitness tests - all fitness tests are currently being undertaken via self-declaration and physical testing on day one when candidates join us. All candidates affected will receive an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
Intakes: The intake on 1 November 2021 is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
Interviews: All interviews have now moved to a virtual platform. You will be contacted with further information via email and sent a link for your scheduled interview directly from the recruitment team.
Medicals: All medicals are currently being undertaken via a self-declaration and telephone screening. All candidates affected will receive an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
Fitness tests: All fitness tests are currently being undertaken via self-declaration and physical testing on day one when candidates join us. All candidates affected will receive an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
- Intakes - The intake on the 13th November 2021 is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
- Interviews - all interviews have now moved to a virtual platform. You will be contacted with further information via email and sent a link for your scheduled interview directly from the recruitment team.
- Medicals - All medicals are currently being undertake via self-declaration and telephone screening. All candidates affected will received an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
- Fitness tests – All fitness tests are currently being undertaken via self-declaration and physical testing on day one when candidates join us. All candidates affected will receive an email from our Business Services Team outlining the new process and any candidate action to be taken.
- Intakes - The intake on 6th September 2021 is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
- Interviews - Assessments are being progressed virtually and you will be contacted by our Business Services Team to arrange your selection process
- Intakes - The intake on the 15th October is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
- Interviews - All interviews have now moved to a virtual platform. You will be contacted with further information via email and sent a link for your scheduled interview directly from the recruitment team.
- Intakes - The intake on 10th January 2022 is continuing as normal. Please check your emails regularly for any updates.
- Interviews - Assessments are being progressed virtually and you will be contacted by our Business Services Team to arrange your selection process.
More information
Please refer to the College of Policing website for an update on the Police National SEARCH Assessment process and responses to some frequently asked questions.
We appreciate that there may be candidates with some more specific enquiries.
If you have any concerns in relation to your application, please contact the Business Centre who will be happy to help you.
You can find their contact details on your recruitment correspondence.