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Please note that there are a number of jobs that are incompatible with being a special constable, so it’s important that you check the precluded occupations list before submitting your application. If you’ve previously submitted an online application for the role of special constable, you must register with a different email address to the one previously supplied.
When you apply, you can nominate up to three preferences for which London Basic Command Unit (BCU) you’d like to patrol in. We’ll try our best to fit in with your choice, but it all really depends on operational requirements.
If you’re applying through the Employer Supported Policing (ESP) scheme, the nature or location of your posting usually dictates the BCU in which you are deployed. Your preferences will be taken into account. However, not all ESP schemes operate on all policing BCUs.
Throughout the process, you can check the status of a pre-existing application online, without having to email or call the recruitment team. Simply login to the portal to check your status
The portal is the best place to get the latest information about which stage you are at in the application and selection process, providing advice about each stage of the process and what you can do to prepare for the selection centre and the medical and fitness tests. Please visit your application and login to the candidate portal.
If you have questions about the recruitment process, the progress of your application, or anything else along the way to becoming a special constable, contact our recruitment team. We encourage you to use live chat in the first instance for a quicker response.
Live chat with the recruitment team
(Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 8.30pm)
Telephone: 01633 632500
Email: [email protected]
The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have 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 people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups, and women.
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 conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.
Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. The core rationale for the JRFT is to ensure that prospective police officers have a minimum level of fitness to be able to undertake Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST) training. Find out more about police fitness standards.