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Are you eligible?

There is a specific eligibility criteria that you must comply with to become a Detective Constable. Therefore you must complete the questions below in order to be emailed an application pack. If you do not comply with this criteria or answer the questions truthfully your application will not be progressed.

Are you aged between 18 and 57 years of age? *

Yes

Do you have a minimum of a Level 3 qualification (an A level, or equivalent, in two subjects or a level 3 NVQ, a National Diploma, National Certificate, Level 3 NVQ or City & Guilds etc) or equivalent to a Level 3 qualification if gained outside of England or Wales (e.g. Baccalaureate Diploma, Matura Diploma other International High School Diploma or University Degree)? *

Yes

Are you a current serving Special Constable or PCSO? *

Yes

Have you been signed off for independent patrol? *

Yes

Have you served in HM Armed Forces within the last 5 years? *

Yes

What year did you leave? *

Are you a British citizen, a citizen of a country that is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) or a citizen of another country with the legal right to enter or leave to remain? *

Yes

Please provide your current citizenship and nationality: *

Have you resided continuously in the United Kingdom for the past 3 years? The only exceptions are being stationed abroad through the Armed Forces or having taken extended holiday / travelled for a period of 12 months or less where your UK residency has been maintained. *

Yes

If you have not resided continuously in the United Kingdom for the past 3 years, please provide full details of what you have been doing so we may assess your eligibility. *

Have you ever been convicted for any offence or had any formal cautions by police for any offence or any bind-overs imposed by any court as an adult or juvenile? These include traffic convictions and fixed penalties for motoring (please select No if this includes speeding convictions where 3 points or a speed awareness course was issued, unless there are more than 3 occurrences in the past 5 years.) disorder offences, anti-social behaviour orders and any appearance before a court martial? This includes spent convictions. *

Yes

As you have declared you have convictions, we will need to run a PNC (Police National Computer) check on you to further determine your eligibility. Could you please supply your full name (including any middle names or previous names), your date of birth and town of birth. Please also give full details of your convictions, including dates and outcome even if it was NFA'd (no further action). If you do not consent to providing this information we will mark your form as ineligible. *

Are you subject to an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), have an outstanding County Court Judgment (CCJ), been registered bankrupt or become insolvent as a former Director of a limited company within the last three years? *

Yes

Please specify which options apply: *

CCJ

IVA

Bankruptcy

Please can you provide further details as requested below *

For example: 1. CCJ – has this been cleared and a certificate of satisfaction provided 2. IVA – Total amount of debt, monthly repayment, date IVA started, length of IVA 3. Bankruptcy – Date entered into bankruptcy (if not yet issued certificate of discharge) or date of discharge.

Have you participated in the College of Policing online Assessment Centre in the last 3 months? *

Yes

Please select the option that applies: *

I have passed an assessment centre with another force and wish to transfer my score to Norfolk.

I have failed an assessment centre with Norfolk/Suffolk or another force and wish to submit a new application to Norfolk. I understand that I cannot take another assessment centre until six months has passed unless I achieved a score of between 45% and 49%

When did you attend? *

Day

Month

Year

Score *

Have you got a current application in the process for the role of Police Constable or Detective Constable? *

Yes

If yes, please state which force... *

Do you have any tattoos on your face? *

Yes

If yes, please note you will not be eligible to apply.

Do you have any tattoos on your hands, neck or forearms? *

Yes

If yes, please note you will be required to send photos of these tattoos with your application form for assessment. Any tattoos seen to be discriminatory, rude, lewd, crude, sexist, sectarian, homophobic, violent or intimidating will result in your application being withdrawn.

Are you a member of the British National Party (BNP), Combat 18, National front or similar organisation? *

Yes

Do you take an active part in politics? *

Yes

If so, are you willing to cease the active part you take should you be appointed? *

Yes

Do you hold a full UK manual driving licence? *

Yes

If you only hold a provisional licence you will not be eligible to apply.

Do you have any restrictions on driving (excluding the use of prescription glasses)? *

Yes

If yes, please provide details of your restrictions. *

Do you intend to carry out any employment for hire or gain or carry on any business should you be appointed as a Detective Constable? *

Yes

Any employment outside of your role of Detective Constable will be subject to Professional Standards approval, and you should be aware that you may have to give this up in order to fulfil your role. Please provide full details in the box provided: *

Do you or a relative intend to continue to hold or have financial interest in a licence or permit relating to a liquor licence, refreshment house or betting and gaming or the regulation of places of entertainment in the area of the police force in question should you be appointed as a Detective Constable? *

Yes

If you have answered yes, please give full details: *

GDPR Notice *

I agree

Norfolk Constabulary will collect and use personal information and special category data so that it can carry out its legal and legitimate functions as defined by legislation, common law, regulation, policy and best practice. The Constabulary processes information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 and the Support Policing Purposes (including but not limited to payroll, training, personnel administration, health and welfare etc). We will collect and use personal information and special category data for employment/contract purposes and will not use or disclose information for any other purposes without your consent, unless required to do so by law, or where the use or disclosure is permitted by law and is necessary and reasonable to do so. We take care to ensure the information we hold is accurate, up-to-date and deleted when no longer required. As we need to run additional checks on you, it may take us longer to determine your eligibility. If you are successful, an application pack will be emailed to you. We will also contact you to advise of an unsuccessful outcome. For further details on how we use information and your information rights, please contact the Data Protection teams or visit: www.norfolk.police.uk.

Your name *

Email address *

If you are eligible, your application pack will be emailed to you manually. We aim to do this within 3 working days during normal office hours (Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00). If you have not received a response within this time frame and believe you are eligible, please email [email protected] and we will investigate this for you. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT MULTIPLE FORMS – If you have any other questions you may contact us on the above email address, or alternatively call us on 01953 425699 Ext 2334. Responses to emails and phone calls will only be answered during office hours so please expect delays during weekends and public holidays.

Your name *

Email address *

Where did you hear about the opening of our Detective Constable recruitment? *

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