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2021 Applicants - Merit List

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    #752
    Summer157
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Summer157


    Nolan talking about the recruitment process



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    #753
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Hopefully yesterdays BBC story will apply a bit more pressure on the powers that be to get this resolved sooner than FY24



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    #754
    spudboy1999
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭spudboy1999


    anyone else still checking these just in the off chance of some hopeful information coming through? Just me :(

    Post edited by spudboy1999 on


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    #755
    mse2020
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭mse2020


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119704551#Comment_119704551

    You are not alone my friend, i religiously check this board and the one for 2020 campaign just in the off chance... stay positive no news is good news or so they say lol



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    #756
    Starsky1
    Registered Users Posts: 147 ✭✭Starsky1


    Me too 😂

    i check the boards every day on my morning break 😂



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    #757
    marshall6
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭marshall6


    Has anyone else been trying to do the maths around start dates?


    I keep coming up with summer 2024 as the earliest possible start for people that aren't in the top couple of hundred.


    Though it could even be 2025 if they take 50 every 3 months as that's only 200 per year.

    Post edited by marshall6 on


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    #758
    Boneyard2002
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Boneyard2002


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119712193#Comment_119712193

    Well don’t forget june-august are off months because of the 12th.



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    #759
    Boneyard2002
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Boneyard2002


    Psni website update to include a “future recruitment” panel



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    #760
    Blueandtwo1320
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Blueandtwo1320


    PSNI recruitment has featured in the news frequently over the last weeks and months which can only be a good thing to raise awareness of the position.

    Whilst there is no executive unfortunately, I can't see anything changing. There does seems to be quite a lot going on politically with calls for an election at the end of the month, protocol bill in process and promising talks with the EU. Hard to know which direction it will go.

    If there does happen to be a functioning executive, I would say the PSNI would get a substantial amount for recruitment and the process would pick up really quickly- we can only hope. The C.C has stated that the PSNI will have the lowest number of officers in its history by April. All these statements give more weight for requesting more money.

    We won't be far off 1 year since applying, and as grateful as I am for even passed A.C, I didn't think we would still be in this position.

    Brutal process for candidates in our position, nonetheless, I just hope we get some positive new before Christmas!



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    #761
    forumnewbie21
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭forumnewbie21


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119735395#Comment_119735395

    Spare a thought for the 2020 candidates that are approaching 3 years since applying 😳



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    #762
    Blueandtwo1320
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Blueandtwo1320


    Brutal.

    But the way this campaign is going, people with a higher number will be waiting longer than three years.

    At least people at the top in 2020 campaign had started started GV shortly after getting results, this hasn’t happened with the 2021 campaign. Nobody from this campaign has even started remaining stages.

    but three years is serious amount of time 🤯



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    #763
    marshall6
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭marshall6


    Looks like they're still putting pressure on. Even the policing board are in agreement but it appears that nothing can be done.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-63344255




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    #764
    new2022scs
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭new2022scs


    Really hoping that people start to take notice! PSNI officers are gonna end up worn out at the pressures they face exactly like our NHS. The most vulnerable In our society will suffer & I worry for them



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    #765
    marshall6
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭marshall6


    Currently wondering if another election is going to benefit all of us stuck in recruitment limbo.



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    #766
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Unfortunately I don't see it making much difference. It seems Stormont is reluctant to function regardless however I did see a BBC article a few weeks which stated..

    BBC News, " Heaton-Harris said if an election was called, he would also take steps to pass a budget for Northern Ireland through Parliament in November, to ensure money can still flow through Stormont departments" 

    Hopefully this happens as it would probably help speed things up for us. However only time will tell so the wait continues lol.



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    #767
    reddriver
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭reddriver


    Hopefully my current job is draining the life out of me



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    #768
    Summer157
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Summer157


    I am bottom quarter of the ML, at this rate it honestly could be 2025/26 before I get in



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    #769
    lornzeo99
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭lornzeo99


    They are taking around 10 people in January and the next intake will be May.



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    #770
    mse2020
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭mse2020


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119830297#Comment_119830297

    How did you find that out also have the 10 people been told ?



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    #771
    Boneyard2002
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Boneyard2002


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119830297#Comment_119830297

    Sent you a pm



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    #772
    Starsky1
    Registered Users Posts: 147 ✭✭Starsky1


    pm me too 😊



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    #773
    new2022scs
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭new2022scs


    And meeeeee



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    #774
    Boneyard2002
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Boneyard2002


    what do people want to know? Send me a pm.



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    #775
    Blueandtwo1320
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Blueandtwo1320


    For those listening to politics today, Chris Heaton-Haris has introduced legislation for more powers with finance in the absence of ministers, and even said in the house of commons "enable civil service departments to make a small number of vital public appointments, such as the Northern Ireland Policing Board"

    I think the fact that in his short speech he directly addressed finance for policing can only be a good thing for us as there has been a lot of noise recently about lack of a budget for policing, even today for example on the Frank Mitchell show.

    Who knows what this would translate too in terms of recruitment numbers etc... but some good news nonetheless.

    Any thoughts?



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    #776
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Honestly my heads put away at this stage, started a new job well paid but so so boring….don’t really want to be job hopping 🥱🥱



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    #777
    mse2020
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭mse2020


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119853396#Comment_119853396

    I read online that everything mentioned in his statement was proposals for legislation and the legislation will need to be passed, if so that could take weeks. I am hopefull that it will speed everything up abit though just have to wait and see



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    #778
    Si_zx10r
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭Si_zx10r


    Be interesting to see how police numbers are over the next few months while recruitment is frozen.



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    #779
    mse2020
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭mse2020


    Possible light at the end of the tunnel.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/northern-ireland-executive-formation-etc-bill-introduced-in-parliament

    Senior civil servants now have the power to allocate funding to emergency services



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    #780
    georgie1305
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭georgie1305


    I had almost forgotten my merit list number, this has taken so long lol

    I can't see many people staying in the merit list this time round tbh.

    I can imagine many people won't even be able to survive on the recruit salary, with the cost of living crisis or be willing to take the pay cut anymore. As bad as that is, I guess that helps those that stay on the list, making it smaller.

    I am lucky enough to have a partner in a good job, so I can take a pay cut for a short while.

    just hope the campaign wouldn't be scrapped, although I see that as unlikely.

    Just wish things would get started again.



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    #781
    georgie1305
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭georgie1305


    And just to add, I think I saw that 400 pulled out last time. And I would say it would be more this time round, not leaving too many remaining



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