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Gloucestershire Constabulary

Gloucestershire Constabulary

Volunteer Community Police Cadet Application Form

For instructions on how to submit your application, please see page 4 of this form.

We recommend that you read the information about the cadet scheme on the Gloucestershire Constabulary website prior to completing this application.

Please complete ALL sections of this form

POST APPLIED FOR: Volunteer Community Police Cadet

Title

First Name (s)

Last Name

Other first or last name used since birth or

any other name you have been known by

Permanent Address:

Country of Birth:

Nationality:

Place of Birth:

School/College:

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Disability

Gloucestershire Constabulary is committed to providing equality of opportunity and creating a diverse police service that is representative of its community. We welcome applications from people who consider themselves to have a disability.

Do you have any disability or health problems that may be affected by cadet activities?

Data Protection Statement

The information that you provide on this form and that obtained from other relevant sources will be used to process your application. The personal information that you give us will also be used in a confidential manner to help us monitor our recruitment processes.

If you succeed in your application and take a place on the cadet programme, the information will be used for administration purposes and held as part of your personnel record. We may also use the information if there is a complaint or legal challenge relevant to this application process.

We may check the information collated, with third parties or with other information held by us. We may also use or pass to certain third parties, information to prevent or detect crime, to protect public funds, or in other ways as permitted by law.

By signing the application form you agree to the processing of your personal data, including sensitive personal data (as described above), in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Some of your personal data will be used in an anonymous statistical format for the purposes of monitoring our recruitment and selection processes.

Application forms for unsuccessful candidates are retained by the Resourcing Department and will be destroyed 6 months after the closing date.

Diversity Monitoring

Gloucestershire Constabulary has a strong commitment to equality and diversity both within the organisation and in the service we provide. We are committed to creating a police service that reflects the diverse population we serve and we are interested in recruiting people who represent all our various neighbourhoods and communities across the county. Gloucestershire Constabulary endeavours to encourage applications from under-represented groups and to provide applicants with any help or support they may need in applying to us.

Information about you will be treated in confidence. The information you provide on your application form is the ONLY information we use to shortlist candidates. Any personal details, including the diversity monitoring and vetting information will be detached prior to short listing taking place.

Do you have any disability or health problems that may be affected by cadet activities?

Yes ☐ No ☐

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Arrests, Convictions, etc.

Have you ever been arrested or reported for any offence?

(If yes, please give brief details below. This information will be treated in confidence.)

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Why do you want to become a volunteer community police cadet?

Describe two ways in which police cadets can help Gloucestershire Constabulary to serve the public?

Yes ☐ No ☐

Declaration

I declare that all the statements I have made in this application are true to the best of my

knowledge and belief and that no relevant information has been withheld.

I understand that:

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·  I must inform the Resourcing Department without delay, of any change in my circumstances. ☐

·  Criminal conviction checks may be made against myself and my family members and I have informed them of this. ☐

·  The information I have provided may be held on manual filing and computer systems as part of the selection process. ☐

·  I understand that if I submit my application form by e-mail, the personal information contained within it may not be secure. ☐

·  I confirm that I have discussed the police cadet scheme with my parent/guardian and they have agreed to my application. ☐

Submitting your application

You can return your completed application via e-mail or post as follows: -

E-Mail

Send your application to . In the subject box, please type ‘Cadet application 2018’

Post

Send your application to: -

PCSO Tracy Wren, Police Cadet Co-Ordinator, Gloucestershire Constabulary, Police Headquarters, No. 1 Waterwells, Waterwells Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire GL2 2AN

Gloucestershire Constabulary

Ethnic Origin

White ☐W1 British

☐W2 Irish

☐ W9 Any other

Mixed ☐M1 White and Black Caribbean

☐M2 White and Black African

☐ M3 White and Asian

☐ M9 Any other mixed background

Asian ☐ A1 Indian

Or ☐A2 Pakistani

Asian ☐A3 Bangladeshi

British ☐A9 Any other Asian background

Black ☐ B1 Caribbean

☐B2 African

☐ B9 Any other black background

Chinese ☐01 Chinese

Or other ☐Any other (please specify)

Ethnic

Group ☐Prefer not to say

Religious Belief/Faith

☐ Buddhist

☐Christian

(state denomination if you wish)

☐ Hindu

☐ Jewish

☐ Muslim

☐ Sikh

☐ None

☐ Other

(please state)

☐ Prefer not to say

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Equal Opportunities

The Police Service is an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that:

·  The constabulary reflects the diverse society which it serves and that the working environment is free from any form of harassment, intimidation, bullying or victimisation.

·  No applicant is treated more or less favourably on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, creed, religion or disability.

·  No applicant is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified by the requirements of the job.

The information on this form is for monitoring purposes only and will not be made available to those assessing your application. The information supplied will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not affect your application in any way. Completion of this section of the application form is voluntary, but the information will help us ensure equality of opportunity.

This information forms no part of the recruitment process. It will be detached from your application on receipt.

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