Fact Sheet
Metropolitan Police Service-MPS
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Met police officers play a vital role in keeping
London’s communities safe, whether they’re on the streets, working face to face
with the general public, or behind the scenes, delivering a range of specialist
services and improving how we police the capital. It’s not easy, but it is
rewarding - packed with new and interesting experiences every day.
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London Police operate in London’s 32 boroughs.
Police officers can be called to anything within their represented borough or
even one across London.
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As the face of the Met, you'll be dealing with local
communities, building relationships and combating crime.
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The Certificate in Knowledge of Policing (CKP), your initial
training and your probationary period will equip you with the skills and
experience that you need to become a valued police officer.
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There are many different roles within the MPS to being a
police officer to
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You can become a Special Constable (SC) or a
Police Constable (PC). A SC is voluntary where they have the exact same
benefits as a PC however they have to work a min of 16 hours a month while,
being a PC is a Full time job. You can become any of these at the age of 18
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There are volunteering schemes for teenagers
like the Volunteer Police Cadets which also operate in London and outside. The Volunteer Police Cadets
is the nationally recognised police uniformed youth group throughout the
UK.
The purpose of the VPC is not to recruit police officers of the future, but to encourage the spirit of adventure and good citizenship amongst its members. We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive regardless of his or her background. We encourage young people from all backgrounds to join the VPC, including those who may be vulnerable to the influences of crime and social exclusion.
The purpose of the VPC is not to recruit police officers of the future, but to encourage the spirit of adventure and good citizenship amongst its members. We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive regardless of his or her background. We encourage young people from all backgrounds to join the VPC, including those who may be vulnerable to the influences of crime and social exclusion.
1. Entry requirements
You'll need to contact your local
police force to
apply.
Each police force has its own recruitment rules, but the basic
guidelines are the same. You'll need to:
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be aged 18
or over
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be a British
or Commonwealth citizen, a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA)
citizen, or a foreign national with the right to stay and work in the UK for an
indefinite period
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pass
background and security checks, and give details of any previous convictions
If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to an assessment
centre where you’ll:
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have an
interview
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take written
tests
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take a
physical fitness test
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take a
medical and eyesight test
If you've got a degree, you could
apply for the Police Now Graduate
Leadership Development Programme.
If you've got management
experience you could apply for direct entry as an inspector or
superintendent. Lead Beyond has
more information about direct entry.
The College of
Policing has
more information on careers in the police service.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
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the ability
to communicate well
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confidence,
courage and initiative
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the ability
to learn facts and procedures quickly
· take a medical and eyesight test
If you've got a degree, you could apply for the Police Now Graduate Leadership Development Programme.
If you've got management experience you could apply for direct entry as an inspector or superintendent. Lead Beyond has more information about direct entry.
The College of Policing has more information on careers in the police service.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
· the ability to communicate well
· confidence, courage and initiative
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to be calm
and decisive in challenging situations
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the ability
to work in a team
3. What you'll do
You'll work as a uniformed officer on patrol, checking the security of
public areas. You’ll also work at a police station.
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
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responding
to calls for help from the public
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investigating
crimes and offences
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interviewing
suspects and making arrests
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giving
evidence in court
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controlling traffic
and crowds at large public events and gatherings
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giving the
public advice on personal safety and crime prevention
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promoting
respect for people in relation to their race, diversity and human rights
You'll work with other police officers and staff like police community
support officers, and investigators for crime scenes and road traffic
accidents.
4. Salary
Starter: £20,000 to £23,000 (constable)
Experienced: up to £38,000
Highly Experienced: up to £43,000 (sergeant)
Inspectors can earn up to £53,000 and chief inspectors up to £60,000.
Salaries vary between local police forces.
These figures are a guide.
Salaries vary between local police forces.
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work 40 hours a week on a shift system. This could
include nights, weekends and public holidays.
When you're on patrol, you'll usually be in a car or on foot. Depending
on your area, you'll also patrol by bicycle, motorbike, horseback or boat.
The job can be physically demanding, and sometimes dangerous.
6. Career path and progression
You'll spend 2 years as a student officer before becoming a police
constable. You'll then decide whether you want to specialise in a particular
area of policing. You could consider:
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Criminal
Investigation Department (CID), anti-fraud or road traffic
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drugs or firearms
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counter-terrorism
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air support
or underwater search
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dog-handling
or mounted policing
With experience you may be able to apply for promotion to sergeant,
inspector, chief inspector or higher.
In the CID you'll also have the title of detective added to your rank -
for example, detective sergeant or detective chief inspector.
London Ambulance Service-LAS
1. Entry requirements
You'll need a foundation degree, diploma of higher education (DipHE) or
degree in paramedic science or paramedic practice.
You could start as a student paramedic, a trainee technician or an
emergency care assistant for an ambulance service.
Working as a volunteer community
first responder with an organisation like St John Ambulance or an NHS ambulance trust, may help you to
get onto a training course.
Your local ambulance trust has information about the services in your area.
To become a paramedic you'll need:
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to register
with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
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a driving
licence, including C1
category entitlement
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to pass a
medical check
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an enhanced background check which your employer will arrange for you
The College of
Paramedics has
more information about becoming a paramedic.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
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excellent
driving skills
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the ability
to think and act quickly under pressure
·
practical
skills and the ability to follow procedures
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excellent
communication skills
3. What you'll do
Most paramedics work for NHS ambulance services. You'll deal with a
range of situations, from minor wounds and substance misuse to serious injuries
from fires and major road, rail and industrial accidents.
Your day-to-day tasks could include:
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checking a
patient's condition to decide what action to take
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using
electric shock equipment (a defibrillator) to resuscitate patients
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carrying out
surgical procedures like inserting a breathing tube
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giving
medicines and injections
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dressing
wounds and applying supports for broken bones
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delivering
babies
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working
closely with the police and fire services
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keeping
accurate records and checking equipment
4. Salary
Starter: £22,000 (qualified paramedic)
Experienced: Up to £28,500
Highly Experienced: £35,250 (specialist paramedics and team leaders)
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work 37.5 hours a week on shifts, including nights,
weekends and bank holidays.
You'll wear a uniform including protective clothing.
You'll work on an ambulance, or as a specialist you may work on your
own, using a car, motorbike or bicycle.
The job is physically and emotionally demanding.
6. Career path and progression
With around 3 years’ experience, you could become a team leader or a
specialist paramedic or emergency care practitioner.
You could also move into operations management, education and training,
research or human resources.
London Fire Brigade-LFB
1. Entry requirements
You must be 18, although you can apply slightly earlier if you'll be 18
by the time you get the job.
You'll need to pass a series of physical and written tests, a medical
and an interview.
You can find out more about the
selection process by getting a firefighter recruitment pack from your
local fire and rescue service.
You may need GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English
and maths, depending on which fire service you want to join.
Volunteering in a support role will give you an idea of the job, as well
as access to internal vacancies.
Before you can begin any work,
you usually need to pass background security checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
2. Skills required
You'll need:
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excellent
communication skills
·
the ability
to operate a range of tools and equipment
·
leadership
and problem-solving skills
·
ability with
numbers, IT and report-writing
3. What you'll do
You’ll work for a fire and rescue service run by your local area or
county, overseen by a fire and rescue authority. Your work will be a mix of
fire station duties, fire prevention and dealing with emergencies.
Every day will be different, but could include:
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inspecting
and maintaining equipment
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carrying out
practice drills and taking part in training
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rescuing
people and animals from burning buildings and accident sites
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controlling
and putting out fires
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dealing with
bomb alerts and floods
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managing
chemical or hazardous substance spills
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giving
presentations to schools and community groups
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inspecting
buildings to make sure they meet fire safety regulations
4. Salary
Starter: £22,000 to £29,500
Experienced: £31,100 (crew manager)
Highly Experienced: £38,000 to £42,000 (station manager)
Part-time on-call firefighters are paid £2,000 to £3,000.
These figures are a guide.
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You can work full-time (wholetime), or as a part-time (retained)
firefighter.
If you're full-time, you'll work a 42 hour week which includes shifts to
cover a 24 hour service. A typical shift pattern is 2 day shifts, 2 night
shifts and 4 days off-duty.
As a retained firefighter, you'll have no formal hours but agree to be
available quickly in emergency situations.
This job can be stressful and demanding, both physically and
emotionally. You'll often work in uncomfortable and dangerous situations, for
example at heights, around toxic chemicals or in enclosed spaces.
You'll need a full driving licence.
6. Career path and progression
All fire services run the Integrated Personal Development System (IPDS) which allows you to plan and track your
career development.
You could work your way up to crew manager, watch manager or station
manager. If you’re prepared to move between services, you could also become an
area manager, a brigade manager or a chief fire officer.
If you're involved in fire safety
and prevention work, you can take professional qualifications leading to
membership of the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
You could also get a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) licence for driving fire
engines.
Bibliography
Publishing and distribution
I believe that asendia publishing and distribution company would distribute and publish my magazine because they specialise in delivering and distributing to different types of educational centres which the magazine that I am designing has its target audience for. I believe that my magazine would be very successful with this company especially how they distribute nationally all over the UK to different educational centers which I want to distribute the magazine to those places.
Magazine analysis
To begin planning my ideas for a magazine I have been doing some research about different types of magazines to do with the services. I have found two magazines which I can base my ideas around which also has the same target audience of people in the services. On The Bell and In Attendance both highlight achievements and the history covering their specific background for example, In Attendance is based around the fire brigade around the UK letting other firefighters or people who are interested within the fire service what is going on around the UK. While, On The Bell features achievements and awareness for Police and Ambulance workers around the UK. They both represent all the services throughout the UK however I am only looking within
Greater London and the City of London. I believe that they are all successful because it includes the emergency services community due to its in-depth features, diverse editorial content and localised advertising. They are both released quarterly and they are both completely funded by advertising revenue. On The Bell is usually circulated 10,000 + and copies are delivered free of charge , on request, to various emergency services HQs for distribution through their internal distribution systems. In my opinion, I believe these magazines are a very good example on what I would base my magazine on because they feature information that people in police stations, hospitals or fire stations would be interested in. In attendance and On the Bell both use award-winning printer, publisher and bookbinder D&M Heritage which I think would also be helpful and produce the magazine I am making due to the fact that they would have the knowledge on how to produce a magazine like mine and what they would expect from that too.
The cover conforms to the codes and conventions of a magazine front cover by having an eye catching masthead "On the bell" in blue block writing and "In attendance" in red block writing. This shows how the magazine positions itself in the market place against the competition from other magazines with the same subject. Having a date on the cover tells us about how often it is released and how they say spring 2018 it suggests that this is a seasonal magazine. They both have an image which takes up the whole cover but is not necessarily the main feature of the a specific article. The images resemble the whole magazine and what it is based on . There are no buzz words like "exclusive" or "Free" which suggest that their magazine is only based on information based in emergency service centre for example, police stations or fire station. Also there are no barcodes visible which subverts from the codes and conventions because they are usually positioned on the bottom right or the tip right. This suggests that the magazine could be free. Other things like the price, and issue number are not visible however it could be featured inside which converts the codes and conventions. There are no cover lines which shows the simplicity of the magazine and how they are able to attract the audience using the main image as its "main cover line". The strip at the bottom of the page tells us about how there are more information on magazines that they produce as well as the one they are trying to present to their target audience.
Survey Feedback
The survey I conducted over social media and through written responses were all primary research. I managed to get 43 responses from a mixture of retired police officers to students meaning that I had a good variety of responses from all different types of knowledge and ages.
Responses to Question 8
- No, I’m not interested in pursuing a career in the emergency services in the future
- no, not my career choice
- No, I don't think I would join the emergency service.
- No. Too much hard work.
- Yes because it is a rewarding role
- Yes to preserve life
- no, i’m not cut out to be apart of it!!
- I would it shows commitment
- Yes to help others
- The police. Is is extremely challenging and rewarding!
- Yes I would consider joining the Police Service as community service deeply interests me.
- No
- I don't know
- No because I do not want to work in this department
- The police, because I've been a cadet and want to help people. Especially young people
- Yes,because I’ve experienced having to ask for help and they really and truly saved me and some others in a situation and I think being apart of a service like that,would benefit myself because I like helping others
- Yes I am in the police cadets and I’m hopefully going to join the police
- Possibly if the right training is provided and the salary is attractive.
- Yes, to help other people and provide care.
- I don't think so as it's not an occupation I'd be ever interested in.
- Yes - I am a police cadet so have seen the exciting things they get up to. I also love the idea of being able to help people as a job.
- I would consider joining an email emergency service because I like protecting people and want to uphold the law. Being part of the emergency services would be a satisfying role knowing you've helped or made a difference.
- Not really as i feel it would become over populated with workers
- No not my kind of job
Responses to Question 9
- I don’t think the cuts are a good idea
- i think budget cuts towards the emergency services, should not happen because everyday they are needed more and more, so they should be given more help and money to ensure people can get help quicker
- No, I don't think its a good idea to do budget cuts because the emergency services needs to improve
- No because less funding means less solutions to emergencies and slower response time
- Not a good idea as it can mean low morale
- I do not as we need the services to keep us safe and they can't on a low budget
- absolutely not, the emergency services are needed 24/7 and budget cuts will mean that they not be able to do their job properly
- No because less money means poor performance due to less resources
- Nope, there the most important jobs going
- I believe there needs to be a good balance between funding and increased/efficiency of using current resources.
- As long as joining is beneficial to both the community and the service itself. I’m up for it.
- No as they provide a vital service to Londoners
- I think it’s a bad idea
- I do not think it is a good idea because the emergency service is already slow at attending patients in hospitals. Budget cuts towards the services will only increase the amount of time you have to wait. Waiting for a doctor to see you could take hours
- Budget cuts are not a good idea. But in terms of me wanting to join nothing will change my mind il join regardless and do my best
- No because cuts in the nhs and with knife crime going up I think the government have just made it harder for themselves.Some of the cuts have not been beneficial and I think it was a bad idea cutting services that we desperately need
- No our emergency service are key where would we be without them
- No, please life are more important and the population is growing. The services should accommodate the raise in population not the reduction of services
- No, because they are vital to our society and provide safety and support, they need money in order to do this.
- Depends on how much they've been earning and how much they have actually been doing, if it's not as much then the cut may be alright however if that's not the case then probably not unless they have been earning too much
- No it is not a good idea - the less resources, the worse the service will get. E.g situations won’t be delt with as best as they could have been if there was more resources. I think out of all the things that should be cut... the services should not be one of them as the whole country relies on them
- No because take the police for example. Public perception of crime is up 50% compared to 2018. Police are being overstretched with 20,000 police staff and officers being removed, and more by 2020.
- Not at all. There has been times where people are on the verge of dying and having to cut Their life support is something that isn’t right to do
- No because we need these services and if they don’t get paid enough then that’s not good at all
- no bc knife crime is very prevalent and a rising thing and if we cut budget for emergency services more people will die and be turned into hashtags
- No its not a good idea since they are important in saving lives
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