2021 Applicants - Merit List

Hi. That's not a bad time at all. In fact it's a very decent time. The fact that you've being able to run over 6 mile shows a good level of fitness in anyone's eyes. I assume that was on a treadmill? Try it on the road/street to see the difference. I try and do a 5 mile loop of the town when I leave the kids in for swimming 3 times a week. On alternate days I do weight training & mountain biking.

Yeah United are looking a few hard workers don't currently have any 😅

Hey guys, another vetting questions.

What about if you have been part of a flute band, orange order etc, does that go against you in anyway?

i was in a band that had zero affiliation to any sort of organisation and the band did not carry any flags. I am not in the band and have not been for a couple years now,

I’ve heard it’s fine as long as it’s declared?

can anyone shed some light?

thanks!

I am not a member of anything, I have been part of a flute band.

as of a couple of years ago I’ve no affliction with anything, my question was basically if it would fail the vetting because I have been involved.

To answer the first part, if you have already been CTC your vetting should be quicker it’s not always 100% but the main difference between the sc and CTC is just the fact SC goes more in depth when it comes to finance etc. it’s “technically” the same thing. I’m CTC cleared I’ve just been told to declare that on the vetting forms to make in go quicker.

with regards to people with A*s - As. I do see them beginning their PCA and vetting soon as the 2020 recruitment is starting to thin out. Some people take weeks for vetting to be cleared and others take a year or two. They’ll start that in the coming weeks. I do believe with PCA there is a 3-6 month expiration on that, so I believe you would have to redo it then. It goes the same for the medical etc. it expires after time and you just have to declare if your circumstances change. I hope this atleast answers a bit of what you’re asking

There’s people part of the orange order within the job I don’t think being part of a flute band would be a problem 🤣

You also did ask about the orange order. If you want specific answers ask specific questions.

I’ve been told that if you declare your CTC clearance it would be a smoother experience? That’s coming from someone in the job for a good number of years

Every application is treated as a fresh application. You don't need to declare what clearences you have. UKSV and PSNI vetting will know.

You are correct in that it can aid in the speed of your vetting process though.

Previous clearence allows for crosschecking, but all information will still need validated and searched for as it is still a new application - just to ensure nothing has changed. It does definitely help though.

Question re pay:

How are PSNI officers only paid 24K? That’s absolutely bizarre no?

Does the environmental allowance apply monthly?

It seems like a very low income in comparison to the job, the duties and the danger.

just a thought…

Yeah it's an EU member and close ally so shouldn't flag up anything security wise. Credit check from then will be fun though, god it was an expensive place to live

I asked a similar question in the 2020 posts and asked a serving officer, they basically said they just ask you if you think you can handle it and let you judge yourself

Can't see the scrapping it but just not holding another recruitment for a while maybe

I really wouldn't imagine them scrapping our campaign, imagine the money it costs for recruitment with Deloitte. Police officers are needed no matter if we have stormont or not. Keeping our fingers & toes crossed

Do you reckon you’d be able to get Vetting papers sent to a station? Post usually goes missing and sent to neighbors and being from a “ropey” area I’d prefer not to have something like that happen.

I meant sent to me. I’d rather pick them up instead of sent to my home

How do you find out your merit number?

Im still gonna be optimistic and hopeful for Friday 😅

You could be right! and I hope you are! lol

@johnny990 I have no idea regarding vetting forms, also don't know if everyone receives them or if it is in merit list order, but as for the PCA, I would say dates could be given soon enough, especially for those at the top of the merit list.

What grade or ML no we’re you? I’m guessing A* and A candidates are on a good foot to get appointed quicker if vetting etc goes well?

To the hell with that haha - weird that they would recruit then not appoint people.

Just wondering, in normal times (pre covid and pre curfuffle on the hill) how big were intakes to GV and how long roughly between one intake starting and the next one starting?

Nope. Regardless of competition.

The "line" as you put it only refers to folk appointable.

Plenty of folk appointable from 1810 leapfrogged 1710ers.

I was in one of the first 1810s to start and there were plenty of 1710ers in our course.

The assessment centres are directly comparable so people say 1-100ML 2021 are higher scores than someone 700-750ML 2020

Offers are made in order of merit of who's appointable. They undoubtedly will have say 75% of places on a course for the earlier campaign. But they won't delay appointable folk starting just because they applied later

@NeeNaw21 thats strange, I put in an information request and they said the appointable people from 2020 have priority over this campaign, maybe changed it now