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the story

Police Now’s mission is to transform communities by recruiting, developing, and inspiring diverse leaders in policing

Do you want to change
the world?

Do you think differently? Can you work with others to create new solutions to long term societal problems? Can you bring communities together? Do you want a meaningful career that improves the lives of those around you?

If you’re a graduate looking to make a real difference, our award-winning, salaried two-year national graduate programmes offer a unique opportunity to transform communities while developing leadership skills for life. Police Now offer a structured route into policing with all the personal support and leadership development you’ll need to create positive change in the world around you.

Join us. Change the story.

CHANGE THE STORY

This story is not a good story. It’s a story of discrimination, a story of inequality, and one of missed opportunity. This story needs to be rewritten. And you will be a part of changing the story.

Police Sergeant Upile Mtitimila

Change the story

This story is not a good story. It’s a story of discrimination, a story of inequality, and one of missed opportunity. This story needs to be rewritten. And you will be a part of changing the story.

Your impact

Do you believe you can make a difference?

As a police officer, you can make the world a safer place. You have the ability to transform communities and shape the future of the lives of those you come into contact with. Now, more than ever, the public’s confidence in policing is of utmost importance.

Placed in communities challenged by crime, Police Now participants bring the diversity of their skills and backgrounds to long term problems to make communities thrive.

Find out the positive impact Police Now participants have made in their communities.

Your CAREER

Have your background and experiences made you curious, resilient, reliable and determined? Are you solution focused? Looking for a career where no two days are the same?
If you’re here, you already know you’re ready for something more. You want a challenging career that offers impact now and influence for generations to come.
We need leaders like you in the police service.

Explore your life on the job as a police officer, your experiences on our national programmes, and the support and development you’ll receive along the way.

Latia Suen | Neighbourhood police officer

Your career

Have your background and experiences made you curious, resilient, reliable and determined? Are you solution focused? Looking for a career where no two days are the same?

If you’re here, you already know you’re ready for something more. You want a challenging career that offers impact now and influence for generations to come. We need leaders like you in the police service.

Explore your life on the job as a police officer, your experiences on our national programmes, and the support and development you’ll receive along the way.

Supporting your success

Are you looking for more than a typical graduate scheme? We’re looking for diverse graduates committed to societal change. Our structured, two-year national graduate programmes are designed to support you through every step of your personal and professional journey.

From your application through to completing the programme, we offer tailored and individual support, allowing you to flourish and develop leadership skills that apply to any sector.

Our Police Now recruitment staff, our on the job one-on-one support officers, and our programme advisors are all here to help you develop your individual experiences and skillsets to make a real difference in society.

How you apply

Change starts now. Making the world a safer place starts with your application.

Applying to a Police Now national graduate programme is a series of simple processes which we’ve streamlined as much as possible for you.
Your individual experience and background make you the unique person you are. It’s why our recruitment process is uniquely designed to get the most from all candidates, so be yourself.

Find out how you apply and all the steps you’ll go through in becoming a police officer.

What it's like to join the police

Do you have what it takes to transform communities? Becoming a police officer is a big step. Hear our participants’ experiences throughout their journey on the Police Now National Graduate Leadership Programme.

I decided to join the police in my 3rd year at uni.

Emma Adams | Neighbourhood police officer

I can have a positive impact at a ground level.

Sami Halepota | Neighbourhood police officer

I liked the fact it was a graduate scheme, particularly a leadership one.

James Pullen | Neighbourhood police officer

The core responsibility of the police service is to keep people safe.

Jacob Reeves | Neighbourhood police officer

I was considering a job in the pharmaceutical industry.

Rose Osborne | Neighbourhood police officer

Current programmes

Police Now offer two national graduate programmes. Which one is right for you?

Find out what each programme offers and what the role of a neighbourhood police officer or police detective is like.

National Graduate Leadership Programme

As a neighbourhood police officer you will work within diverse communities, devise long term strategic solutions and work collaboratively in a multi agency approach to solve crimes and systemic problems.

MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

National Detective Programme

As a detective you care, it’s a serious career choice. You act on instinct and grow your capacity to change communities by delivering excellence in policing.

MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

James Pullen | Neighbourhood police officer

Diversity and inclusion

We believe our unique differences connect us.

Across our two programmes around 20% of those currently in police forces around the country that started on our National Graduate leadership Programme in July, and those recruited to start their training on the National Detective Programme this coming January, are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background.

The police service is striving to be reflective of the communities it serves and alongside our partner forces, we’re making an important contribution to workforce reform and representation.

We’ve won numerous industry awards for our work in this area, voted for by university students and experts in the field, including:

Together we are stronger.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe our unique differences connect us.

Across our two programmes around 20% of those currently in police forces around the country that started on our National Graduate leadership Programme in July, and those recruited to start their training on the National Detective Programme this coming January, are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background.

The police service is striving to be reflective of the communities it serves and alongside our partner forces, we’re making an important contribution to workforce reform and representation.

We’ve won numerous industry awards for our work in this area, voted for by university students and experts in the field, including:

Together we are stronger.

James Pullen | Neighbourhood police officer

Our national graduate programmes

Over five years, we’ve partnered with over 30 police forces across England and Wales to provide career opportunities nationwide. And, as we continue to grow, we are striving to bring our programmes to more forces.

Applications for our National Graduate Leadership Programme are currently limited to places with Hertfordshire Constabulary.

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