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 allocate 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)
Who are we?
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 making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We are currently recruiting detectives into the following areas of the force:-
- National Lead Force (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).
You can find out more about working within National Lead Force here- https://vimeo.com/1124775531/c2ea98aee0?share=copy
- 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.
Please see the accompanying document with further information on the above departments.
Please note that we have a variety of vacancies across the directorates. This is a generic campaign and offers will be made based on skills, with consideration of preferences where possible.
Assessment and how to apply:
The selection/promotion process comprises of the following:
- A competency-based application form (the application form is online) please note that 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.
Applicants 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 whilst the advert remains live and successful candidates will be invited to interview accordingly.
The closing date for applications is Friday 31st July 2026 @ 5PM.
If you would like to discuss these opportunities in more detail, please contact HR Services via: [email protected]
Benefits:
* In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within an approximate 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within an approximate 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme. If you wish to confirm if your journey would be covered under this scheme, please contact HR Services directly as the 70 miles is an approximation. *
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is evolving. With a few exceptions, some roles can accommodate part-time hours, job shares, and flexible working patterns. These roles may also offer some flexibility in how time is split between home and the office; however, the general expectation is that colleagues will be based in the office for the majority of their working time. We encourage you to discuss any flexible working requirements with us. Specific arrangements will be agreed locally with your hiring manager if you are successful in your application.
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. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equality-and-diversity2/equality-and-diversity-support-networks/
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable 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 [email protected].
