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Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public’s confidence in the police service by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse individuals to be leaders in society and on the policing frontline.

Who we are

Police Now attract, recruit and train outstanding graduates with leadership potential to be inspirational detectives and police officers who transform communities. Not just for people today, but for generations to come.

We believe that given the highest levels of support and freedom, detectives and police officers can contribute to changing lives. Equipping participants with core policing skills, our two-year leadership development programmes help develop leadership, communication and problem-solving skills that will serve graduates, and the wider community, for a lifetime.

Our National Detective Programme is designed to equip graduates with the core policing skills required in modern investigative work. Throughout the two-year training programme participants play an integral part in solving crimes while developing leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.

Our National Graduate Leadership Programme trains and develops graduates to become leaders in neighbourhood policing. Participants are placed in some of the most challenging communities in England and Wales, getting to know the issues up close and developing innovative ideas and techniques to tackle the challenges residents are facing.

Why we do it

We’re looking for talented graduates from all degree disciplines to join our National Detective Programme and National Graduate Leadership Programme to make a lasting difference in some of the most vulnerable communities in England and Wales.

Supporting The Police service

Police Now works with over 30 forces throughout England and Wales to find outstanding police officers and detectives. We select and recruit highly competent graduates to play an important role in supporting the nation’s police in their efforts to increase the number of officers across England and Wales.

Police Now is an independent social enterprise, supported by the Home Office. That means we’re an organisation that aims to bring about improvements in society rather than profits for our organisation.

Through our attraction, recruitment and innovative training programmes, we supply our partner police forces across England and Wales with the talented, driven graduates they need to drive results.

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Our Programmes

Police Now are recognised as a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer and offer two award-winning national graduate programmes:

National Graduate Leadership Programme

For every neighbourhood , street corner, home. For every child, caregiver, loved one. For every life. Every neighbourhood deserves to feel safe, with police officers they can trust.

Every neighbourhood needs a leader to support and strengthen their community. As a neighbourhood police officer, you can stop crime before it happens. You can build a better tomorrow.

You can help communities rocked by injustice and plagued by crime to trust the police. You can build a diverse police service, one that serves each and every member in our society. You can be the one to turn a life from the wrong path onto the right one.

For your ambitions, career goals, promotions. For every brave new idea and the lives you’ll change. For a graduate career where leadership drives change, become a neighbourhood police officer with Police Now.

Our two-year National Graduate Leadership Programme gives you the opportunity to make our society better from day one.

With a competitive salary, career progression and promotion opportunities, and leadership development training, our award winning graduate scheme helps you use your degree, your background and your ideas in a role that really matters.

Become a neighbourhood police officer.

National Detective Programme

Police Now’s national programmes offer graduates a salary from day one while they train to become neighbourhood police officers or police detectives. Graduates work on big societal issues, help create safer communities and build a truly inclusive and trustworthy police service.

Over two years, graduates expand their knowledge of the policing sector, starting with an award-winning training academy whilst being supported by a dedicated Performance and Development Coach to aid their growth and development. The training empowers graduates to make an immediate and real impact on the lives of society’s most vulnerable and gain the confidence needed to drive transformative change.

Following completion of the two-year programme, participants gain a permanent role in policing and have access to an alumni team to support with career progression and promotion.

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Starting salary Your salary of £36,775 starts from day one, when you begin the Police Now Academy. This rises to £37,975 at week 30 and will increase each year, up to over £54,000 within seven years.  Pension When you start as a new police constable you’ll automatically be enrolled as a member of the Police Pension Scheme 2015, which is considered to be among the best around. This isn’t compulsory and you can opt out if you wish.  Leave You’ll start with 22 days paid annual holiday, rising to 30 days a year

Benefits

Salary, benefits and progression

Our programme offers more than a job, it’s a career package

You can expect:

  • Ongoing bespoke training and personalised development.
  • Continuing support and advice from experts.
  • Competitive salary.
  • First rate pension scheme.
  • Healthcare options.
  • Secondments and attachments.
  • Real job security.
  • A lifetime of rewarding opportunities.

Benefits designed just for you

You’ll also get a whole host of Police Now benefits unique to our national graduate programmes.

  • Access to Performance and Development Coaches who’ll work with you over the two-year programme on your personal and professional development.
  • A Police Now national peer network to learn from and share experiences with. Over 2,000 Police Now graduates are on or have completed one of our programmes. They share ideas, innovations and experiences to solve society’s problems before they happen. You can benefit from on the job experiences and knowledge that makes a real impact across the nation, building your peer network and transforming communities as you build your career.
  • Advice from experienced officers through the Police Now alumni network.
  • Our specially designed seven-week Police Now Academy to give you a unique and intensive preparation for life in-force.
  • The opportunity for support through the promotion process when you complete the programme with our Frontline Leadership Programme and other informal opportunities for ongoing development.

Starting salary

Your salary of £36,775 starts from day one, when you begin the Police Now Academy. This rises to £37,975 at week 30 and will increase each year, up to over £54,000 within seven years.

Pension

When you start as a new police constable you’ll automatically be enrolled as a member of the Police Pension Scheme 2015, which is considered to be among the best around. This isn’t compulsory and you can opt out if you wish.

Leave

You’ll start with 22 days paid annual holiday, rising to 30 days a year with length of service.

This is on top of public holidays and four days off after working your four-day shift which can include nights. You can also expect other forms of leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave and the option of taking a career break of up to five years.

Personal support and advice

Once you have been offered a position on our programme, you will have a dedicated Recruitment Officer who will offer support and advice for you on your journey right the way up to your start date. Your Recruitment Officer will assist you with all stages of your onboarding into force: your vetting, medical tests, fitness tests, references, and induction days. As well as this, our curriculum team will be on-hand to help you with your pre-academy core learning.

Flexible working

The police service is an emergency service operating 24/7 and 365 days a year.

However, it is always the intention of the police service to take your individual religious and cultural needs into account so you can fit your work around your personal commitments.

Healthcare

Contributory private healthcare scheme.

Some police forces offer the opportunity to join a contributory private healthcare scheme. You will also benefit from free eye tests and glasses if you regularly use a computer.

Financial services discounts

There are various partner organisations who work with the police service to offer a variety of financial services including saving, investment and protection products, as well as discounts and subsidies.

Many major high street stores, retail outlets and other national organisations offer discounts and special deals to police officers. Most police forces also provide access to a number of subsidised leisure and sporting activities as well.

Training and development

Regular training, events and skills sessions.

We offer development and coaching from our Performance and Development Coaches who you will have access to on the programme.

There will also be regular training, events, and skills sessions to ensure you are continuously learning and developing.

Awards

The UK 300 2021/22

The UK 300 2021/22

The 300 most popular graduate employers in the UK, as voted by students

Shortlisted - The best diversity and inclusion strategy award

Shortlisted - The best diversity and inclusion strategy award

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2022

The sustainability recruitment alliance

The sustainability recruitment alliance

Committed to sustainability practices in recruitment

The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2023

The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2023

The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

Winner - The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2021

Winner - The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2021

targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021

Winner - The Rising Star Award 2021

Winner - The Rising Star Award 2021

targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021

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