Inspector to Chief Inspector 2022 Promotion Process

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Chief Inspector

A UNIQUE CITY. A UNIQUE SET OF POLICING CHALLENGES. A UNIQUE CAREER.

POLICING LONDON IS A CHALLENGE LIKE NO OTHER.

CHIEF INSPECTOR AND DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTORS

LOCATIONS: ACROSS LONDON | STARTING SALARY: £60,654 PLUS ALLOWANCES

OPEN TO: INSPECTORS/ DETECTIVE INSPECTORS ON PROMOTION

 Our mission is to keep London safe

We’re proud of our people and the job we do to police London. Over 46,000 people in our team are dedicated to serving 9 million + residents who call London home, as well as all those who work in or visit our city - one of the world’s most dynamic and diverse global cities.

Life as a Met Chief Inspector

Our vision is to be the most trusted police service in the world! The trust and confidence of the public towards us, the UK’s largest force, remains a priority. Compassionate, courageous, professional and always acting with integrity – our values are a non-negotiable part of working for the Met. This is the Met we want all Londoners to know, a Met full of great people focused on doing the job well and turn our values into action every day. This takes every single member of the Met, and as a Chief Inspector you will play a key role in bringing our values to life for your team.

We’ll look to you to deliver results in line with the Met’s mission and vision, values and priorities, working collaboratively with partners to understand and manage the diverse needs of our communities in all that we do. As a leader, you’ll face a number of challenges including achieving continued crime- reduction, partnerships, increasing community confidence and leading our people so they can be the very best they can be.


Who are we looking for?

This exciting career opportunity is open to Inspectors/Detective Inspectors looking for promotion with a proven track record of effective delivery.

For substantive Chief Inspectors applying for a lateral transfer please click on 'Lateral External Chief Inspectors process'

To be eligible to apply for this process, you must:

  • Be a current Inspector / Detective Inspector as at 29th June 2022;
  • Have an overall competent or exceptional PDR rating for the last performance year;
  • Meet the Met's attendance management criteria;
  • Be free of any bar to promotion as a result of disciplinary outcomes.

All expressions of interest must be submitted by 23.55 hours on Thursday 23rd June 2022, with completed applications being submitted by 23.55 hours on 11th July 2022.

Candidate briefing

We will be holding online candidate briefings (as detailed below), prior to the closure of the expression of interest window to provide you insights into this promotion process. The briefings will be opened by Commander Richard Smith, and guest speakers will provide advice as to how you can look to prepare for this process. If you are interested in attending one of these briefings select ‘book’ alongside the relevant session.

  • Internal candidate briefing Wednesday 22nd June from 2 - 3pm  Book
  • External candidate briefing Thursday 23rd June from 2 - 3pm Book

For anyone who is unable to attend a briefing, a recording of the session will be made available.

Queries in respect of this opportunity should be sent to the Met Promotions Team at metpromotions@police.sscl.com or by telephone on 01633 632500 (option 4).

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all communities are therefore essential. The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented ethnic minorities and women. We are committed to flexible and blended working where possible, whether this be job share or compressed hours. We are also happy to offer more choices on future roles to enable flexibility. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Click ‘Apply’ to begin your online application form.

Disability Confident Statement 

The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.

As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.

Read our full disability confidence statement.

Disability Confident Employer

This opportunity is closed to applications.