Metropolitan Police (London)

Hi Can someone let me know the recently-new Ncalts that I need to get on with? I think there is one on mental health? Anyone know how to find it? Any others? Ta.

Hello all! I've been lurking for a while but finally had a question I wanted to ask. I've completed both my days (woot) and am currently waiting for vetting to complete. I've been emailed asking for preferred training dates, and I'm trying to figure out what's the best option. I'd strongly prefer to do the full-time course if I can. But I'm not sure if I can take that much time off work. I do have flexible hours, though, so I feel like something might be possible. I wanted to ask someone who's recently trained: What are the hours? Is it 7-5 (or similar) for the whole course or does it vary from week to week? If it varies, what are the rough hours for each week? How mu…

When you wear the smart tunic does the sc crown just clip on to the shoulder? It's not like the shirt or jacket where you put the blue bit on first? If that makes sense.

Heard something at training school the other day about a change of uniform from normal trousers to combat type and no longer wearing shirts and taking a similar approach to county forces (wearing t-shirt type tops) anyone clarify?

Bit of a random one but does anyone know the pass rate for an applicant from the initial send off of the application to being attested? cheers

Hello, Just a quickie. If your a current serving special, and are lv 3 P.O and lv 4 driver, PNC, with CRIS, CRIMINT etc, touch wood you pass PLC, do all off these transfer over with you?

Hey Guys, Does anyone know how long HR take to email back? Need to find something out but don't know to email or not, Any ideas? Cheers

Interesting article from BBC News, following a recent report by the GLA. It's such a shame that our victim care gets a bad press after all the things we've been doing to try and improve it during the last year - this report, looking at the 12 months to June 2012, so none of the recent changes have been taken into account. For those that don't know about Total Victim Care, a mandatory NCALT which is now available.... enjoy! Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21148417

At an awards evening I attended last week, I was lucky enough to meet the new Chief Officer MSC John Conway and also the Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey. As you are all aware perhaps the most hotly debated topic throughout the Met, and definitely on this part of PS.com, is how many PCs are going to be recruited over the next few years? Well as part of the Deputy Commissioner's speech at the ceremony he said, 'the Met will be recruiting 5000 PCs over the next 3 years.' Unfortunately there wasn't any further update on what role the MSC would be expected to play post-Met-Change. Hopefully this news will bring a bit of a smile to all of us desperate to get into the job, as …

http://www.met.police.uk/job/job1034/the_job_64.pdf Interview with the new MSC Boss page 6

All, Is there an updated non-08 number for HR. The one provided on these forums (0208 358 0344) doesn't appear to be working. Many thanks.

Hi, about 6 months ago I passed my day1 for pcso in the met, later that month to be told they were terminating my application and everybody else's due to cuts. But today, I have received an email asking me to become a public access officer? All it says is I don't have to apply or have test/interview, just a medical. There was no job description? So what is this "new" role? Thanks for any advice.

What does it mean in practice for SCs?

Anybody get an email from recruitment today regarding the new role of Public Access Officer?! Anybody going to pursue it? Timeline: Early 2009: passed PCM day 1 & 2, waiting for start date ......still waiting..... Late 2010: binned! No more external pc recruitment, allegedly 2011: offered met special course, 2012: leave specials, offered pcso job..... 2012: successful in pcso....told to wait for start date.....3 months later.....binned again.....no further external recruitment Anybody else got similar story....still pursuing police job or moved on?! I'm in 2 minds... Forgot to add to timeline...2013: random email from recruitment offering new role of Publi…

So lads and lasses... I was wandeirng, as soon as you attest, I've been hearing it's not at all easy to go out there on duty straight away as you might need to take certain courses which teach you how to use a few systems that is a requirement before you can go out on your first duty... ...and if you haven't done these courses you normally have to stay inside the station or something, no clue... Can anyone clarify? ...also if possible, could you give me a list of courses you would prefferabley need to take up to get out on patrol as soon as? and am I allowed to take these courses DURING my training? Thanks!