Metropolitan Police (London)

I'm a year in as Special with the Met and would like to join the Regulars. In my borough most Specials become Regulars by clocking up loads of hours in a short space, getting IPS and applying to the Regulars. I can't do this due to work / life commitments so I assumed if I completed the CKP I could apply should recruitment start up again. I asked Met recruitment if this was possible but was told I would have to quit the Specials if I wanted to apply for Regulars down the CKP route.. but it could go against me if I quit. I don't want to quit the Specials, it's great experience and was such a long process to get in. Does this sound right? Once you've a Special then thi…

Hiya all, Has anyone who completed and passed their day 1&2 received their training date as of yet?

Hi I have been invited to attend an induction meeting at new Scotland yard, it is starting quite late (around 6:30pm) and finishes around 8pm. What exactly will happen in this short space of time? Thanks

Is there anyone here working in the camden borough? I just recently checked MSC online and was shocked to see no NPT shift were put in as regular with ERT shifts. To complete my hours i have now signed up for ERT even though i am not IPS so just wanted to know if there was any reason for this ommitence. I've done quite a few NPT shifts and found them really useful to build up my writing and reporting skills as well as public interaction with my assigned borough and ward.

I really enjoy being MSC and including training have been at it for 2 years now. I'm not IPS yet as working full-time in a demanding industry and having a family life means I tend to do around 20 hours a month or just over the minimum requirement. I've recently been offered a really exciting job in Germany, which would mean moving from London probably for a few years. As I'm not IPS taking a career break isn't really an option. If I left London and have to resign and then came back to London in say 4 or 5 years I can't help wondering if (at nearly 50 in 4 or 5 years time, eek!) I'd really want to go through the training all over again and join up again. It just seems lik…