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This site is a beta, which means it's a work in progress and we'll be adding more to it over the next few weeks. Your feedback helps us make things better, so please let us know what you think.
This site is a beta, which means it's a work in progress and we'll be adding more to it over the next few weeks. Your feedback helps us make things better, so please let us know what you think.
We're looking for volunteers to play a key role in community policing. Could this be you?
As a Community Policing Volunteer (CPV) you’ll work closely with communities and businesses to promote community safety. You'll also identify and support vulnerable people through local engagement and working with partner agencies.
You could be responsible for patrolling a neighbourhood, or in a more specific role. You will be supporting the community by;
Working closely with regular officers, special constables, PCSO’s and partner agencies to actively seek information and intelligence around criminal activity, disorderly or anti-social behaviour and provide feedback on outcome of police action.
You can (but do not have to) serve in an area where or close to where you live, so you already have an understanding of the community issues and key people to network with.
We are looking for a commitment of 16 hours a month and we understand times and dates will vary depending on your other personal commitments. The core hours we are looking for support from you, are between 0700 and 2300, any day of the week. In addition we would request your availability to support community events and parades working alongside Police Cadets and the Special Constabulary.
You will need good communication skills to build trust and confidence in a community, so you can gain intelligence to build a picture of criminal activity. Being able to listen and manage information sensitively is also important, so you can make accurate submissions of intelligence on criminal activity, anti-social behaviour and vulnerability.
*Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals can also apply if you have leave to enter or remain in the UK indefinitely and you're free of restrictions.
**Not applicable if you've been serving abroad with the military.
No formal qualifications are required.
However applicants will need to pass all elements of the recruitment and selection process to a level we're satisfied with.
All roles within the police need to be resilient enough to cope with the demands and pressures of the role so applicants should be in good health mentally and physically.
Take a look at the medical standards for more information about some of the conditions that can exclude you and those that are acceptable. You are asked to provide a medical certificate from your own Doctor to confirm you meet this assessment standard on application.
You may need to complete an endurance fitness test by running a 15m track in time with bleeps which get increasingly faster.
We are looking for no more than the minimum standard to enable you to work effectively as a Community Policing Volunteer. You'll be given help to improve your fitness and if you prepare yourself properly, there is no reason for you to fail.