Recruitment Update - 10/07/2024

We are pleased to advise that it is our intention to continue making offers of appointment, with further Student Officer Development Courses planned to commence regularly between September 2024 and March 2025. 

We will therefore continue to process all candidates through the remaining pre-employment stages and appreciate your ongoing commitment to pursuing a career within the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Recruitment Update - 11/04/2024

We are pleased to advise that the Department of Justice has now granted approval to implement the 2023/24 pay award for Police Officers. As a result, all Student Officers appointed after 1st September 2023 will enter at point 1 of the salary scale (£28,551). Following successful completion of their training, officers will remain on point 1 for the first year as a Probationary Constable. All Probationary Constables will move to pay point 2 (£29,751) after completing 12 months of the 2 year probation period. The Northern Ireland Transitional Allowance is also payable at the increased rate of £3,924. Please use the following link to access further information on the updated salary scale; Your Pay Scale.

Please check here for the latest information on the progress of the 2021 Campaign.

2025 Recruitment - Recruitment Process Ongoing - Update 31/07/2025

We hope to give an update to all candidates participating in the 2025 Student Officer recruitment process.

The Deloitte Managed Stages of recruitment are drawing to a close. Deloitte has now issued Assessment Centre results to all candidates and finalised the 2025 Merit List. 

Please check your email inbox (including junk folders) if you are expecting to hear the outcome of your Assessment Centre.

Congratulations to those who have been included on the Merit List - please check your inbox regularly in case you are contacted by the PSNI Team. It is expected that they will contact you with information in the coming weeks on the next steps regarding the PSNI Managed Stages of the recruitment process.   

To those candidates not included on the Merit List this time, please accept our sincere thanks for your participation in the recruitment process and for your co-operation throughout.

Please check here for the latest information on the progress of the 2025 Campaign. 

Update 20/3/26: 2026 Student Officer Eligibility Evidence Review - Evidence Uploader phase 

The Evidence Uploader phase of the 2026 Student Officer recruitment process is ongoing. Emails inviting active candidates to participate in the Evidence Uploader phase were issued on 18/3/26. 

If you have not received your Evidence Uploader link by now, please reach out to us to double-check. (Before contacting us, please check your inbox and junk / deleted items folders in case our email has been diverted there).

We would encourage early participation during the Evidence Uploader phase. You must complete your upload before 12 noon on 25th March 2026.  

Full guidance is available via the email inviting you to participate. Don’t fall foul of the issues we see frequently – before you upload check our Presenting Eligibility Evidence - Key Matters guidance. Also, please consider the Evidence Uploader Briefing and Instructions document. 

When you complete your upload you will not receive an instantaneous email to confirm your upload, however, you will see an on screen message (green box with white writing) to indicate that your upload is complete. Be sure to wait until all files are virus scanned and uploaded before navigating away from the Uploader page. 

During the Evidence Uploader phase, unfortunately we cannot check if your upload has been successful or offer an individual email confirmation service. Simply, upload your files and we will be in touch if any issue is identified. 

During the phase the Evidence Uploader will be monitored to check that it is functioning properly. Email support will prioritise any candidates experiencing technical issues with the Uploader. We would encourage you to be self-sufficient and follow our instructions around the use of the Uploader. If you need to contact us about an issue you may have experienced please email us including your full name, UID number and screenshots of what you are seeing on screen. (Please note, you must email us in advance of the stage deadline with details of any technical issue you may have experienced, to allow us time to investigate and offer a resolution). 

Student Officer IST stage

Thank you to all for your co-operation during the recent IST stage.

All IST results have now been issued by email. Please check your email inbox (including junk and deleted items folders) if you are expecting to receive IST results. If you have not received your result email from us by now, please reach out to us to double-check.

If you have been successful - congratulations! We are looking forward to you progressing in the recruitment process. You will now be progressing to the Evidence Uploader stage. Check regularly for emails from us about that stage. We expect to email all active candidates with a link to the Evidence Uploader by end-of-day 18/3/26. Please prepare now - we encourage early participation during that stage.

If you have not met the standard to progress beyond the IST this time, we would like to offer our sincere thanks to you for your participation in the 2026 recruitment process. Thank you for considering the role of Student Officer. We would strongly encourage you to apply again when we next recruit. 

Please check back here regularly on Recruitment News (2026 tab) in case of any urgent updates.  

Future Recruitment 

The 2026 Student Officer recruitment process closed on 4th February 2026. Those who applied are currently progressing through the 2026 recruitment process.  

Currently, we have no details on when exactly future recruitment will be open to fresh applications. We encourage you to check back regularly for updates and thank you for your interest in a role with the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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