Transferees

• You must have completed your probationary period and be confirmed in rank
• You must be a current serving member of a Home Office force
• You must hold a full manual driving license – this is due to the Geographical landscape of our force area. Please note - all Dyfed-Powys police officers are required to response drive and as such you must meet the DVLA Group 2 medical standards.
• Have resided in the UK for three years immediately prior to submitting your application, or able to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct from the relevant country
• Have no outstanding discipline or integrity issues
• You must not have tattoos on your hands, neck, forearms or face which could cause offence to members of the public or colleagues. Tattoos are not acceptable if they: undermine the dignity and authority of the police officer; could cause offence to members of the public or colleagues and/or invite provocations; are garish or numerous or particularly prominent; indicate unacceptable attitudes towards women, minority groups or any other section of the community; indicate alignment with a particular group which could give offence to members of the public or colleagues; are considered to be discriminatory, rude, lewd, crude, racist, sexist, sectarian, homophobic, violent or intimidating.
• You must have a satisfactory three-year attendance record in line with the Dyfed-Powys Police Absence Management policy.

You do not need to be able to speak Welsh upon transfer however we ask that all officers and staff must be able to communicate to level 1 Welsh within six months of appointment into the role. We offer many different opportunities to complete this; from online learning to face to face lessons.

If we are not currently open for transfers at your existing rank, you can apply to transfer at a lower rank.

You are welcome to apply to transfer whilst on a career break. Each application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis

When you transfer to DPP, we offer a 3-week orientation course at Police Headquarters in Carmarthen. This is delivered by one of our dedicated trainers and comprises of inputs such as Personal Safety Training (PST), systems training etc, which are all aimed to help you settle into your new police officer role with us. 

Any national qualifications, e.g., NPPF, will be recognised once you have supplied evidence of your result to the Recruitment team.
Other qualifications will be looked at on a case-by-case basis and transferred with you transferred with you if the skill / qualification is equal to our standards. In some cases, the skill may need to be reassessed.

All our officers must reside within one hour or 30 miles of their station posting.

At the pre-employment stage, you will be required to provide evidence of your last completed Job-Related Fitness Test (JRFT). This will need to be in date, passed within the past 6 months, for you to transfer. If you do have a valid JRFT we can arrange for this to be completed at Police Headquarters in Carmarthen.

Yes, all candidates will have their financial status checked during the recruitment process. The Chief Constable does reserve the right to reject an applicant at any stage of the recruitment process without disclosing the reasons for rejection.

Yes – we will complete a full vetting checks process – we must conduct rigorous vetting checks on all successful applicants before they can join Dyfed-Powys Police irrelevant of where they currently work. Therefore, applicants MUST declare:

• All convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings for past offences (including as a juvenile) 
• Bind-over imposed by the courts. 
• Traffic and driving convictions (including details of any relevant disqualification
• Any involvement with the military authorities on disciplinary matters 
• Involvement in a criminal investigation (whether or not this has led to a prosecution) or any association with criminals.

We will contact your HR Department and Professional Standards Unit if you have been successful at interview.

Any current or previous service is recognised for annual leave purposes, and you will receive a pro-rata entitlement upon transfer. You will be required to take all your current entitlement in your current force as it will not be possible to transfer outstanding leave.

Additionally, time owed in lieu cannot be transferred over.

Please note every effort will be made to honour any pre-booked holiday/time off arrangements although this ultimately will be at the discretion of your new line manager at Dyfed-Powys Police.

Your pay will be in accordance with the national rates for your rank and service. You will transfer on the same pay point and increment date you currently receive providing there has been no break in service.

Salaries are paid directly into your bank or building society account and you will be paid on the last day of the month unless this falls on a weekend, Monday or Tuesday.

Under most circumstances, your pensionable service is directly transferable from one Force to another. Therefore, your pension transfers across with you as long as you do not have a gap in your service your transfer will remain as continuous service.

You should not resign from your current Force until you have completed all aspects of the selection process and received written confirmation of a start date and posting. Your resignation should be effective from midnight preceding your date for joining Dyfed-Powys Police. This will ensure that there is no break in service, and that your rights are continued.