Transferee Detective Constables

Post

Title:

Transferee Detective Constables

Type of contract:
Permanent

Rank:
Substantive Detective Constables

Applications are invited only from Home Office Forces or British Transport Police who are currently serving Detective Constables.

Directorate/Department:
Various across the Specialist Operations Directorate and National Leadership Functions Directorate

Statement of expectation for the role: 2 years within allocated business area

Vetting level required: RV/CTC or MV/SC subject to posting

Location:

Bishopsgate Police Station, New Street or Guildhall Yard East

Salary:
As per national pay scales (plus London Weighting and London Allowance)

As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. City of London Police is the smallest home office force area in the country, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.

City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Officer you will be helping to make the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.

• National Leadership Functions (NLF) – PIPCU (Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit), IFED (Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department), LFOR (Lead Force Operations Room), Fraud Ops, DCU (Domestic Corruption Unit) and ECCA (Economic and Cyber Crime Academy).
• Specialist Operations (SO) – Cybercrime, PECT (Proactive Economic Crime Team), SOCT (Serious & Organised Crime Team), ART (Asset Recovery Team), PPU (Public Protection Unit), CID, Major Crime, and Intelligence Teams amongst others.

• A competency-based application form (the application form is online). Endorsement forms are not required for external applicants.
• Shortlisting panel – the panel will assess your application against the Competency Value Framework (CVF).
• Interview – The assessment process will comprise a structured competency-based interview against the Competency Values Framework.
• Applications who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered.
• The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
• Applications will be reviewed while the advert remains live and successful candidates will be invited to interview accordingly.
• Closing date for applications is Friday 31st July 2026 @ 5PM.

For further information or to discuss these opportunities in more detail, please contact HR Services via hrser
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• Generous pension scheme.
• A free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, allowing travel within an approximate 70 mile radius.
• Additional benefits include the ATOC Rail Travel Concession for regular serving police officers.

A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. We particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.

We are open to part-time hours, job shares, and flexible working patterns. The general expectation is that colleagues will be based in the office for the majority of their working time. Flexible working arrangements will be agreed locally with your hiring manager if you are successful.

The Force has a number of staff support networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply.

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible and usable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with HR via hrser
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Equal Opportunities: The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.