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Finally I have a provisional start date for Oct, after completing the fitness this week. When does this provisional date become permanent? when can i hand my notice in?

Hi there, got my met a/c on the 6th. Anyone got an example of the written test? Or advice? thanks.

Well.....2morro morning is my last chance to sit and pass the numbers test! I failed the first time by 1 and a half marks...then failed a 2nd time by just half a mark! Its so depressing! Any1 got any last minute advice? Any1 else take more than 1 attempt at it? Cheers

Going to whsmith today anyone recomend books to help with application and interview process thanks

Anyone else going to the a/c on 17th July?? Thom

Would be grateful for any advice. I'm trying to do a bit each night but I'm not really sure where to start. The maths tests and verbal reasoning are easy to prepare for...it's the rest i'm struggling with.

Hey all, Heres the situation - I received a form for declaration of sickness in the post along with a few other forms after requesting a change of circumstance form. Now 3 years ago I was wrongly diagnosed with a certain condition and as such I didn't receive the correct medication or treatment which obviously resulted in quite a multitude of days of sixth form. Now I'm not worrying that it will effect my application as the people in recruitment I've spoken to told me since it was something I was unable to control (ie not receiving correct medication etc) that it wouldn't be held against me. However, I have no idea exactly 'how much' I was off or any idea of the dates…

yay, after checking the post box everyday since march the next step has arrived..the briefing! thinking bout getting the intopolice book, any1 reccommend it? how much is it?

Hi everyone, I'm currently waiting for vetting to clear for the Met and just got to thinking about the whole drawn-out process. Does anyone know what ballpark percentages are for people failing at each stage? I remember reading somewhere that around 20% make it through assessment centre their first time. Does anyone know what the general percentage is for passing paper sift? Medical? Security checks? :whistle2:

Can anyone tell me about the cnc assesment, what it involves, is it like other police forces in the uk or do they have there own one?

Hello Does anyone know if having a MySpace page or the equivalent will result in checks being made on the account to try and find any dodgy pictures/groups/comments etc? Is this legal even? I have a few funny pictures during nights out on the beers and at festivals but none that I consider to be in any way contentious or likely to result in the terminantion of an application. Has anyone had any experience of this? Its a funny one but was reading in the paper about employers starting to do these types of checks etc....

Hi, I am in the process of applying for GMP, passed the A/C and interviews, and was due to have my fitness test on Tuesday. This morning I got a call from the recruitment people saying my background checks had been rejected, but they could not tell me why. I cannot think of anything that would lead me to fail it, assuming that the background checks consist of current references and the security check. As I see it, I have never been arrested, have had a few points on my licence, all declared and all but that last three dropped off (they will drop off in August), have a good credit rating (I checked with Experian, and it came up as 999/1000 - excellent), my family are all…

Was showed this video last week on my IPLDP course showing the importance of searching thoroughly. Link is below - Incident is 3mins in. CLICKY HERE I actually met the officer who was conducting the search the other night at the force social club. Was really interesting to hear what he said about the incident. He openly admitted it was a crap search, but said that as he's allowed it to be shown in training it could save a lot of lives.