Metropolitan Police Careers

Transferring to the MPS

We are always looking to enhance our capability and reputation by recruiting experienced officers from either a uniformed or detective background.

You must have completed your probationary period with your force prior to submitting your application. You cannot transfer from the Royal Military Police or a police force outside the UK.

If you meet these requirements and you're interested in enjoying the MPS, we'd like to hear from you.

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Policing in London

The MPS is a police service like no other, offering a unique professional challenge, even for the most experienced police officer.

The size, diversity and importance of our organisation means that we have a huge range of potential career paths, all against the backdrop of the one of the world's most exciting cities.

And the rewards available to police officers in London are now better than ever, recognising the unique requirements of living and working in the capital.

Selection process

Following submission of a completed application form along with all relevant documentation listed in the guidance notes all candidates will be invited to attend an assessment day between 28th November 2011 and 13th December 2011 inclusive which will consist of ana interview, a standard medical test as well as undertake fitness testing. Minimum standards must be achieved for your application to proceed.

The interview is based on the Metropolitan Police Framework and will incorporate MPS values. The fitness test will comprise an endurance test and a dynamic strength test.

We'll confirm full details of this selection process on receipt of your completed application form.

All transfers must be vetted to a minimum of CTC level by the MPS regardless of the current clearance or position.

Induction training

All transferees are required to attend an induction day and undertake any relevant training courses at Hendon Training School before they take up their posting, you need to be available to join an intake in March 2012 ( there may be limited opportunities up to June 2012, however it is too soon to confirm this position)

Location of posting

You will have the opportunity to nominate 3 location choices, which we will do our best to accommodate given the vacancies that exist once your application is complete and ready to be posted. Please make sure that you fully research all the locations you are interested in working at i.e. shift patterns, station locations etc.

Current vacancies are:

Uniform Constable vacancies - predominantly in Safer Transport Teams in North London locations with smaller numbers available in SE London, and in the Central Communications Command (First Contact and Despatch ) located in Bow, East London.

Detective Constable vacancies - some opportunities across all Boroughs but mainly in North London.

Pensions advice

If you are transferring from another Home Office force to the MPS, you will remain in the old police pension scheme and continue to pay your current contribution rate of 11%. If however you opted out of the old police pension scheme, then you will join the MPS on the new police pension scheme with contributions of 9.5%.

Enquiries about pension arrangements and previous contributions can be addressed to Logica CMG on 0845 850 0279.