Pass marks for each promotion process by rank

 

I note you seek access to the following information:

 

Please can you provide for the last 10 years. The pass mark for the promotion process for each rank. Detailed with the date and pass mark for each process for each rank. (The month and year the process was opened will be sufficient) 

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. 

 

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

 

Please note that we only hold data from 2017, so cannot provide a response prior to that.

Constable to Sergeant	Successful Criteria at assessment centre
2017 Process - Launched May 2017	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3.0 or above in at least three of the five score areas. In addition, candidates were to have achieved a score of 1 within a single competency area on no more than one occasion
2018 Process - Launched May 2018	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3.0 or above in at least three of the five score areas. In addition, candidates were to have achieved a score of 1 within a single competency area on no more than one occasion.
2019 Process - Launched May 2019	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3.0 or above in at least 6 of the 10 competency/value areas.
2020 Process - Launched July 2020	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 30 or above.
2021 Process - Launched July 2021	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 26 or above.
2022 Process - Launched May 2022	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 30 or above.
2023 Process - Launched May 2023	TBC

Sergeant to Inspector	Successful Criteria at assessment centre
2017 Process - Launched Dec 2017	Total score of 25 or above and score a 3 or above in at least three of the five score areas. In addition, candidates were to have achieved a score of 1 within a single competency area on no more than one occasion.
2018 Process - Launched Dec 2018	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3 or above in at least 7 of the 10 competency/value areas.
2019 Process - Launched Dec 2019	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3 or above in at least 4 of the 10 competency/value areas.
2020 Process - Launch Jan 2021	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 32 or above.
2021 Process - Launched Dec 2021	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 25 or above.
2022 Process - N/A
2023 Process - Jan 2023	Successful candidates would need to achieve a total score of at least 26 or above as well as scoring a minimum of 2 or above in each competency/value.

 

Inspector to Chief Inspector	Successful Criteria at assessment centre
2017 Process - Launched Sept 2017	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3.0 or above in at least three of the four competency areas and have a total score of equal to or greater than 12.0. In addition, candidates were to have achieved a score of 1 within a single competency area on no more than one occasion
2018 Process - Launched June 2018	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3.0 or above in at least three of the four competency areas. In addition, candidates were to have achieved a score of 1 within a single competency area on no more than one occasion.
2019 Process - Launched July 2019	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3.0 or above in at least 6 of the 10 competency/value areas.
2020 Process - Launched Sept 2020	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 39 or above. If you scored two or more ‘1s’ in any one exercise you were not successful.
2021 Process - Launched June 2021	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 43 or above.
2022 Process - Launched June 2022	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 38 or above.
2023 Process - TBC

 

Chief Inspector to Superintendent	Successful Criteria at assessment centre
2017 Process - Launched April 2017	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 41.0 or above (to one decimal place), with at least ten of the eleven sub-competencies having an average score of 3 or above.
2018 Process - Launched April 2018	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard (a 3 or above) in at least 9 of the 11 sub-competency areas
2019 Process - Launched April 2019	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3 or above in at least 7 of the 10 competency/value areas.
2020 Process - Launched May 2020	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 55 or above. If you scored two or more ‘1s’ in any one exercise you were not successful.
2021 Process - Launched March 2021	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 55 or above
2022 Process - Launched March 2022	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 56 or above.
2023 Process - Launched March 2023	Candidates would need to achieve a total score of at least 41 or above as well as scoring a minimum of 2 or above in each competency/value.

 

Superintendent to Chief Superintendent	Successful Criteria at assessment centre
2017 Process - Launched Nov 2017	Successful candidates were required to achieve an average score of 3 or above in all 11 of the sub competency areas.
2018 Process - Launched Nov 2018	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a minimum standard of 3 or above in at least 9 of the 10 competency/value areas with a total score of 34 and above.
2019 Process - Launched Nov 2019	Successful candidates were required to achieve a 3 or above in 8 of the 10 areas with a total score of 34 or above
2020 Process - Launched Oct 2020	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 63 or above.
2021 Process - Launched Oct 2021	To be deemed successful candidates were required to achieve a total score of 58 and above.
2022 Process - Launched Oct 2022	To be deemed successful, candidates were required to achieve a total score of 30 or above.
2023 Process - TBC