Stage 1
:Registration of Interest
Stage 2
:Application
Stage 3
:Day 1 Assessment Centre
Stage 4
:Day 2 Medical and Fitness Tests
Stage 5
:Pre-employment and Vetting
You’ve taken an important step towards making an impact in your community – and we’re glad you’re here. Becoming a PCSO is about building trust, helping to reduce crime and helping people feel safe – and your application shows you’re ready to play your part. While recruitment is officially paused until April 2026 at the earliest due to reduced hiring requirements for the 2025/26 financial year, we hope you’ll remain patient. Your application is safely with us and, when the process reopens, we’ll prioritise earlier applicants. So please stay connected – because we need people like you: people who care, who listen and who want to play their part in helping make local communities safer.