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College of Policing scraps OSPRE II exams
The College of Policing has announced that
OSPRE Part II promotion exams will be
scrapped and replaced with work-based
assessments.
The college has agreed to adopt the
National Police Promotion Framework
(NPPF) and work-based assessments that
have been trialled in several forces.
Nationally, the Police Federation has
said it will not currently support the
roll-out of the new promotions system for
the rank of sergeant and inspector because
of concerns over fairness, equality and costs.
But Ian Edwards, chairman of West
Midlands Police Federation, has said: “As
police officers, we are trained to look for
evidence and I think that if there is
evidence that this new system will be an
improvement on the previous exams then it
is to be welcomed. Sergeants and inspectors
play a pivotal role in the police service and
therefore it is crucial that we recruit the
very best individuals to these ranks.
Sometimes it takes more than an exam to
assess someone’s suitability for a role.”
Officers currently undergoing OSPRE
Part II behavioural assessments for 2013
will not be affected by the changes and will
continue under the current system but all
officers going for promotion to the rank
after this year will be assessed under the
new system.
Under the NPPF, officers who are
considered eligible for promotion and have
passed their legal knowledge examination
will go through a local selection process
that assesses their ability to perform
effectively at the next rank.
If they are successful they will be
selected for temporary promotion and
supported through a 12-month work-based
assessment programme. On successful
completion of the programme, the officers
will then be substantively promoted.
Chief Constable Alex Marshall, chief
executive of the College of Policing, said:
“The introduction of the National Police
Promotion Framework is the first
significant change to the promotion
process for many years. It will provide
newly-promoted sergeants and inspectors
with the necessary operational and
leadership skills, developed in their local
environments, to deliver a high quality
service to the public.”
The College of Policing will provide
further information to forces and officers
about the National Police Promotions
Framework via the college website,
http://www.college.police.uk/en/11621.
htm and in a series of regional meetings.
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