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Merseyside Police
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Merseyside Police jobs
- Chief Constable: Serena Kennedy
- Headquarters: Cazneau Street, Liverpool
- Areas include: Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and Liverpool
Merseyside Police
The Chief Constable is Serena Kennedy, who was appointed in April 2021 as the first woman to lead the force. With a strong focus on community policing and tackling serious and organised crime, Merseyside Police operates numerous local policing teams and specialist departments to keep more than 1.4 million residents safe. The force works closely with partners and communities to address crime, support victims, and build trust across its diverse population.
Merseyside Police recruitment
Our focus on diversity and inclusion
Merseyside Police are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our mission is to serve our communities. The most effective way we can do this is if the people who work for us are representative of our communities.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion where communities are currently under-represented.
We want to encourage people of diverse backgrounds, experience and beliefs, who share our value of caring and want to make a difference in the community, to work for us.
Why join?
By joining Merseyside Police through Police Now’s National Graduate Programme, you’ll benefit from our unique range of support and development features specially designed to develop your career and your impact in policing.
Core requirements
To be eligible to join Merseyside Police, you must:
- Have achieved, or be working towards, a 2.2 undergraduate degree programme start date.
- Be a British Citizen or have indefinite leave to remain and right to work in the UK.
- Have lived in the UK for the last three years.
Before you apply, make sure you read our full eligibility criteria.
