Detective Constable Farooq Ahmed
DC Farooq Ahmed tells us about his role with Crime Division at West Yorkshire Police. Farooq talks about how he started his career as a uniformed officer, and through attachment to a role in CID dealing with Seri...
Recruitment is now open
About the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
This route is for people who want to be a Police Constable through a three-year Integrated Degree Apprenticeship. Further details on this can be found via the Institute for...
West Yorkshire Police is currently under-represented by people from Ethnic Minority backgrounds. 8% of our officers are from an Ethnic Minority background, but 23% of people in West Yorkshire are from these communities.
In accordance with the Equali...
You’re only a Special, and you can’t arrest me?
A Special Constable holds the same powers and privileges as a regular officer and is entitled to arrest someone in exactly the same way.
Are the Police are only interested in recruiting young peopl...
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilstremaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in th...
There are currently three entry routes to becoming a Police Officer with West Yorkshire Police:
The is for people who do not have a degree or have not had any previous training in the role of a Police Officer.
This has a starting salary of £28,55...
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Private Secretary to join Merseyside Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner at Mather Avenue Training Centre, to work for This is a temporary ongoing role for 12 months, at 37 hours a week, Monda...
Videos of West Yorkshire Police Special Constables
Please note, some of the officers within these videos may no longer be the rank they were when these videos were filmed - nor in these specific roles within the Force.
Section Officer Lew...
What are the entry routes for anyone wanting to become an officer?
Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)
This is a three year apprenticeship that leads to a degree in Professional Policing Practice, enabling new recruits to join the polic...
Role type 1 Police Staff
Permanent
Contract type 1 Full Time
Department 1 Legal
Location 1 Portishead, Police Headquarters, Valley Road, Portishead- BS20 8QJ
Grade/scale 1 PO 10-13
Please note, if this is a paid role and the role i...
