Transferees
If you’re a serving officer in Scotland, England, Wales, the
British Transport Police, or the Police Service of Northern
Ireland, you’re able to transfer to Northern Constabulary. You’ll
have to go through the same application process as other
applicants, the only differences being:
- We’ll make contact with your Chief Constable to obtain a copy
of your personal, sickness and career record, which will be
inclusive of Professional Standard checks
- You won’t have to sit the standard entrance tests
If you are an officer from the UKAEA Constabulary and Ministry
of Defence Police, you won’t be eligible to transfer. Also, we are
only able to accept transferees at the rank of Constable. If you
have any doubts about your eligibility, contact the Police
Recruitment Team on 01463 720318 for more information.
You can find out more about the conditions of service for
transferees here:
Probation
Transferees are not required to undergo a probationary period.
Scottish transferees will attend Police Headquarters in Inverness
for a short induction course and will then go to their station.
Other transferees will attend an Induction Course at Police
Headquarters, followed by a 2 ½ week Conversion Course at the
Scottish Police College due to the differences in law. These
courses are held approximately two times per year.
Pay & Allowances
You will transfer your current rate of pay and pension with you.
You will retain your Housing Allowance if you were receiving it
prior to August 1994. On transfer you will receive your housing
allowance if there is no police housing available.
If you choose not to relocate until after your College course,
then you will not have the allowance paid until completion of this
course, unless police housing was not made available (eg if you
choose to stay where you are when you could be living in one of our
houses, the allowance will not be paid).
Promotion
Officers who transfer and hold the relevant promotion
qualifications will be eligible to apply for promotion after
completion of their first Staff Appraisal ie after one year.
Removals
If you are successful in your transfer to Northern Constabulary,
it will be your responsibility to arrange and pay for the removal
of your furniture and personal belongings.
If you are posted to the island locations of Orkney, Shetland
and the Western Isles and require a removal lorry, the Force will
pay for the actual ferry fare of the removal lorry, as well as that
of you and any family members.
The difficulties of transferring are recognised and on occasion
additional expense such as overnight accommodation
and meals may be unavoidably incurred. Where such expenses are
involved, transferring officers will discuss and agree with their
receiving Area Commander exactly what expenses will be met and have
this confirmed by way of memorandum. No other allowances may be
claimed/paid.
Completion of Application Form
When you complete the Northern Constabulary Application Form,
please provide us with the name and address of the Department to
contact to obtain a copy of your Personal Record.