28/08/08 Devon & Cornwall Special Constabulary

Unsure of what the Special Constabulary do? Perhaps you need some advice about recruitment? This section will answer all your questions about the Special Constabulary.

Devon & Cornwall Special Constabulary will be recruiting for the Devon area of the Force for an intake in February 2009. Applications will only be accepted in the period from 1st October 2008 - 30 November 2008. Application packs can be requested through the recruitment telephone number 01392 452589,
or downloaded from the web site.

Applications received before 1 October will not be acknowledged or processed until the due date.

The Special Constabulary will then be recruiting for Cornwall & Isles of Scilly and Plymouth areas from 1 January 2009 - 28 February 2009 for an intake in April 2009.

04/08/08 The Police Initial Recruitment Test

The PIRT is central to becoming a police officer. You cannot get a job as a police officer in England & Wales without passing this test. Inside tips on how to go about it and the best resources available to make sure you go to the PIRT better prepared than anyone else.

The Police Fitness Test
Nothing too daunting! Simple information on the test and how to prepare.

The Police Medical Test
Just to ensure you are up to the job

Help With Joining
A career as a police officer is immensely rewarding so it is worth using all the help you can get to land that police job. In this section you will find all the help you need.

Become a PCSO
An increasingly important part of the policing family, becoming a Police Community Support Officer) is a great career. Here we explain what is required and point you in the direction of some great assistance.

Police Force Vacancies
This national police jobs board gives you a flavour of the types of

04/08/08 Welcome to Police Recruitment.

This website contains all the information you need to undertake the UK police recruitment process and tells you how to go about joining the UK police covering advice on the Police Initial Recruitment Test and help with the police application process.

A job in the police is secure, challenging and well paid. Whether you choose to become a police officer, member of the civilian support staff, a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) or a Special Constable,

Police recruitment is handled by each individual police force, although there are national standards of police entrance tests. In England & Wales this is the ‘Police Initial Recruitment Test’ or ‘PIRT’, and in Scotland it is the ‘Standard Entrance Test’.





Police recruitment is currently competitive (i.e. more applicants than places), but the ongoing ‘Police Could You?’ campaign indicates how keen police forces are to attract the right staff.

So what is the next stage?

Use