CNC Values Based Interview
Questions and Preparation
Civil Nuclear Constabulary applicants are interviewed twice: once online in the College of Policing assessment centre and once in person by the CNC at its Recruitment Day. This guide sets out what the CNC and the College publish about each, read on 23 October 2026, what neither publishes and 12 original practice questions written for an armed role on a nuclear site.
Independent information, not advice · Sources checked 23 October 2026 · England and Wales unless stated
It is the CNC's own interview at the CNC Selection and Assessment Recruitment Day, which you reach after passing the College National Sift and Online Assessment Centre (where you have already sat a recorded competency interview). The CNC does not publish its format, length or scoring. Its transferee page says the interview assesses suitability against the Competency and Values Framework and the AFO role profile, the Code of Ethics, policing principles and College standards on respect for race and diversity. Prepare real examples for all six CVF competencies plus clear answers on why you want an armed protective role.
The CNC's two interviews in short
Most Home Office applicants sit one interview in the College of Policing's Online Assessment Centre. CNC applicants sit that one and then a second, run by the CNC itself. The CNC's own order of stages is:
- Online application, then shortlisting.
- The National Sift: a situational judgement test and a behavioural questionnaire.
- The Online Assessment Centre: a competency based interview, a written exercise and a briefing exercise.
- The CNC Selection and Assessment Recruitment Day: a CNC insights presentation, a firearms briefing and weapons handling assessment and the CNC Values Based Interview.
- Pre-employment assessments, a conditional offer, references and vetting, then the 19-week Initial Foundation Programme.
So by the time you sit the Values Based Interview you will already have answered five competency questions on camera. The CNC's interview is your chance to show the CNC, face to face, that you understand and suit an armed protective role.
The two interviews side by side
| Online Assessment Centre interview | CNC Values Based Interview | |
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| Where it sits | Stage 2 of what the CNC calls its Assessment Centre: the Online Assessment Centre, after you pass the National Sift | The CNC Selection and Assessment Recruitment Day, after you pass the Online Assessment Centre |
| Who sets it | The College of Policing. The CNC says it follows the College online assessment process | The CNC |
| Format | Five questions. You record each answer, up to five minutes each, about 40 minutes in total (College candidate guide) | Not published |
| Where you sit it | Online, on the Tazio platform (College candidate guide) | At the Recruitment Day. The CNC does not publish where Recruitment Days are held |
| Framework | The Competency and Values Framework (CVF), competencies and values | Not stated for new recruits. For transferees the CNC names the CVF, the AFO role profile, the Code of Ethics, policing principles and College standards on respect for race and diversity |
| Scoring | Assessed against the CVF. No CNC pass mark is published | Not published |
| Other parts of the same stage | A written exercise and a briefing exercise | A CNC insights presentation plus a firearms briefing and weapons handling assessment |
Two things follow. First, everything you prepare for the online interview carries over: the same six competencies sit in the CNC's role profile. Second, the Values Based Interview is the less documented of the two, so prepare broadly rather than guessing a format.
Interview one: the online competency interview
The CNC says it follows the College of Policing online assessment process. The College's candidate guide (version 3.2) describes the competency-based interview like this:
- Five questions. Each appears on screen and you record your answer.
- Up to five minutes for each answer, about 40 minutes for the exercise in total.
- Online, on the Tazio platform. Nobody is on the call with you.
- Assessed against the Competency and Values Framework, like the written and briefing exercises in the same stage.
Pass the Online Assessment Centre and the CNC invites you to a Recruitment Day. It also says Occupational Health will contact you at this point to start pre-employment checks, so the medical paperwork and the Recruitment Day can run side by side.
Our guides to this stage apply to CNC applicants unchanged: the OAC interview explained, how long OAC answers should be and the Online Assessment Centre hub.
Interview two: the CNC Values Based Interview at the Recruitment Day
The CNC calls the day the "CNC Selection and Assessment Recruitment Day". It is a morning or afternoon session with three parts:
- A CNC insights presentation about the force and the role.
- A firearms briefing and weapons handling assessment, which the CNC says tests your dexterity and ability to follow instruction while handling a firearm. Our weapons handling assessment guide covers it.
- The CNC Values Based Interview.
The CNC does not publish the order of the three parts, how many questions the interview has, how long it lasts, who sits on the panel or how it is scored. It does not publish where Recruitment Days are held either. Your invitation is the only reliable source for those details.
Do not build your preparation around a format you have read about elsewhere. Prepare a bank of real examples you can use for any competency question, clear answers on why the CNC and why an armed role and a method for answering "what would you do" scenarios. That covers every format the CNC could reasonably use.
What the Values Based Interview assesses
The fullest description the CNC gives is on its transferee page. It says the Values Based Interview assesses your suitability for appointment against:
- the Competency and Values Framework and the AFO role profile;
- the policing Code of Ethics;
- policing principles; and
- College of Policing standards on respect for race and diversity.
The new-recruit pages name the interview but do not describe it in this detail. It would be reasonable to expect the same framework for new recruits, since it is the same interview name at the same kind of recruitment day, but the CNC has not confirmed it. Prepare for all four areas either way: they are also what the CNC trains you in. Its Initial Foundation Programme covers the Code of Ethics and the Equality Act 2010 as part of policing skills.
The CNC refers to "the CNC values" when it says how conduct is judged during recruitment. We have not reproduced a list of those values here because we could not verify their current wording. Read the CNC's own careers pages before the day and use the force's exact words if you quote them. For the national framework, see our CVF competencies and values guide.
The AFO role profile: six competencies at Level 1
The CNC's Policing Professional Role Profile for a PC Authorised Firearms Officer uses the six competencies of the Competency and Values Framework and sets every one at Level 1. The right-hand column is our reading of how each one shows up in an armed officer's work on a site. It is not CNC wording.
| CVF competency | Level for a PC AFO | What it can look like on a CNC site (our reading) |
|---|---|---|
| We deliver, support and inspire | Level 1 | Doing your full share on a shift team so the site is covered every hour, including the hours when nothing happens. |
| We analyse critically | Level 1 | Noticing what is out of place on a patrol you have walked a hundred times, then deciding what it means before you act or report it. |
| We are innovative and open-minded | Level 1 | Taking on a new procedure without grumbling and suggesting improvements through the right route, not by quietly doing it your own way. |
| We are emotionally aware | Level 1 | Reading tension in a colleague or a member of the public and changing how you speak so a situation calms rather than escalates. |
| We take ownership | Level 1 | Owning a mistake straight away, reporting it and putting it right. In armed, safety-critical work a hidden error is the dangerous one. |
| We are collaborative | Level 1 | Working with your shift, site staff, the local force and other teams towards one result. |
The same profile also says an officer must "annually meet health and fitness standards relevant to the role". That is a reminder that the job tests you every year, not only at selection. Our guide to the CNC 7.6 bleep test covers that side.
What to know about the CNC before the day
Interviewers in any force notice when a candidate has done no research. These are the facts about the CNC that matter most for a motivation answer, each from a CNC or government source read on 23 October 2026:
| Topic | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Every officer is armed | "Every officer begins as an Authorised Firearms Officer (AFO)". There is no unarmed constable role. | CNC careers: Police officers |
| What the CNC protects | Civil nuclear sites and nuclear material in transit. Since 1 April 2025 it also protects four non-nuclear energy sites. | CNPA annual report 2025/26 |
| National role | A core part of the Strategic Armed Policing Reserve: more than 60% of the UK's armed policing surge capability. | CNPA annual report 2025/26 |
| Where recruits are going now | On 23 October 2026 the only new-recruit AFO adverts were for Scottish sites: Dounreay, Garlogie and St Fergus. | CNC job portal |
| Shifts | Normally four 12-hour day or night shifts on, then four off. | CNC careers: Police officers |
| Training | A 19-week residential Initial Foundation Programme covering policing skills (including the Code of Ethics and the Equality Act 2010) and firearms. You must qualify with each of the CNC's weapons. | CNC careers: Police officers; CNC apprenticeships overview |
| Probation | Two years for new recruits. Specialist roles such as the Strategic Escort Group, dog handler or firearms instructor come after it. | CNC adverts; CNC careers: Police officers |
Use these to make your answers specific, not to recite them. "I applied for Dounreay because I want a role where I protect something that matters and I am ready to move to Caithness for it" is stronger than a list of statistics.
Themes to prepare
The CNC does not publish its questions. These themes come from what it does publish about the interview, the role profile and the role itself. Treat them as our reading of where questions are likely to come from.
- Why the CNC and why armed. Every officer begins as an AFO. Expect to explain why you want that responsibility and why protective work on a site, not a territorial force.
- Following instructions and procedures. The weapons handling assessment on the same day tests your ability to follow instruction. Firearms work runs on precise procedure.
- The Code of Ethics. Named in the transferee framework, taught in the IFP and the basis on which your conduct is judged during recruitment.
- Respect for race and diversity. Named directly in the transferee framework. Have a real example of treating someone fairly and of challenging poor behaviour.
- Integrity and resistance to pressure. The CNC says officers hold privileged information that could leave them vulnerable to corruption, which is why it checks finances.
- The reality of the work. Twelve-hour shifts, nights, a site posting that may be remote and a residential 19-week course. Show you have thought about how you and the people around you will cope.
12 practice questions with what a good answer shows
PolicePay wrote these questions to practise the themes above. They are not taken from the CNC, they are not known to be used by the CNC and the real interview may look quite different. The notes under each are our view of a strong answer.
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Question 1: Motivation
Why do you want to join the Civil Nuclear Constabulary rather than a territorial police force?
A good answer shows: You know what the job is: an armed officer from day one, posted to a named site, working long shifts protecting a place most people never see. You link that to something real in your own history, such as a liking for structure, a pull towards protective work or a reason the site you applied for suits your life.
Pitfall: Saying you want excitement or want to carry a gun. Calling the CNC a stepping stone to another force also tells the panel you may not stay.
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Question 2: Armed role
Every CNC officer carries a firearm. How do you feel about that responsibility and what, if anything, would worry you about it?
A good answer shows: A calm, honest view. You accept that carrying a firearm means training to a high standard, following strict rules and being accountable for every decision. Naming a real concern and how you would handle it (through training, supervision and asking questions) shows maturity.
Pitfall: Bravado ("nothing would worry me") or the opposite, an answer that suggests you would be uncomfortable carrying a weapon at all.
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Question 3: Following instructions
Tell us about a time you followed a procedure exactly, even though you thought there was a quicker way.
A good answer shows: You followed the procedure, understood or found out why it existed, then raised your idea through the proper route afterwards. The point is that in safety-critical work the procedure wins on the day and change comes through the right channel.
Pitfall: A story where you cut a corner and it worked out. In an armed role that is the answer to avoid.
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Question 4: Following instructions
Tell us about a time you were given instructions with several steps. How did you make sure you got every step right?
A good answer shows: Practical habits: listening without interrupting, writing the steps down, repeating them back, asking about anything unclear and checking your work against the instruction at the end.
Pitfall: Claiming you never need to ask questions. Asking when unsure is a strength in this role, not a weakness.
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Question 5: Vigilance on a nuclear site
Much of an armed officer's shift on a site can be quiet. How would you stay alert in the tenth hour of a night shift?
A good answer shows: You accept that quiet shifts are normal and explain why alertness still matters. Give real methods: rest properly before nights, eat and drink sensibly, vary your attention, keep to the patrol plan and speak up if you are too tired to work safely.
Pitfall: "I would never get bored." Nobody believes it. An answer that ignores fatigue misses the point of the question.
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Question 6: Ethics
Tell us about a time you saw a colleague do something you believed was wrong. What did you do?
A good answer shows: You dealt with it in proportion: you raised it with the person or a manager, explained why it mattered and followed through. You show that loyalty to colleagues never outranks honesty.
Pitfall: An answer that protects the colleague ("I would not want to get them in trouble") or one where you did nothing and only reflect on it now.
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Question 7: Diversity and respect
In the crew room, a colleague makes a joke about a person's ethnicity. Nobody else reacts. What would you do?
A good answer shows: You would not let it pass. You would challenge the remark calmly, explain its effect, think about anyone who heard it and report it if it continued or was serious. You understand that silence lets behaviour like this spread.
Pitfall: Calling it banter, or saying you would only act if the person it was about was in the room.
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Question 8: Diversity and respect
Tell us about a time you had to understand someone whose background or views were very different from your own.
A good answer shows: You listened, asked questions, checked your assumptions and changed how you worked or spoke as a result. The example shows respect in action, not a statement that you treat everyone the same.
Pitfall: A vague answer that never reaches a specific person, conversation or result.
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Question 9: Integrity
A contractor who works on the site you protect offers you an expensive gift as thanks for your help. What would you do and why?
A good answer shows: You would decline it politely, record and report the offer under the force's rules and explain why: officers hold privileged information and the CNC says that can leave officers vulnerable to corruption. Small favours are how pressure starts.
Pitfall: Accepting because it is "only a small thing" or because refusing would seem rude.
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Question 10: Ownership
Tell us about a mistake you made at work. What did you do about it?
A good answer shows: A real mistake with a real consequence. You owned it straight away, told the right person, fixed what you could and changed something so it did not happen again.
Pitfall: A disguised strength ("I work too hard") or a story where the mistake was really someone else's.
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Question 11: Open-minded
Tell us about a time you received feedback you did not agree with at first. What did you do with it?
A good answer shows: You listened, asked for examples, reflected and acted on the useful part. Showing that you changed something because of feedback matters more than showing you were right.
Pitfall: Arguing the feedback again in the interview.
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Question 12: Public contact on patrol
On patrol near the site, you speak to a man who is filming the perimeter fence. He becomes angry and says he has every right to be there. How would you handle it?
A good answer shows: You stay calm and polite, explain who you are and why you are speaking to him, listen to his answer and act in proportion, following your training and the site's procedures. You record what happened and pass it on. Courtesy and vigilance together.
Pitfall: Matching his anger, threatening him or, at the other extreme, walking away without noting anything.
Practise out loud, not in your head. Written answers always sound better than spoken ones until you hear yourself.
A worked answer, start to finish
Here is one way to answer question 3 ("a time you followed a procedure exactly, even though you thought there was a quicker way"). The candidate and the story are invented to show the structure.
Situation. I work in a warehouse where every forklift is checked against a 14-point list at the start of each shift. One morning we were short-staffed and a delivery was already waiting.
Task. I was the only qualified driver on shift, so it was my job to get the delivery unloaded. A colleague said I could skip the checklist because the truck had been checked the night before.
Action. I did the full check anyway. I told the driver it would be ten minutes and why. On point 9 I found the hydraulic hose was weeping fluid. I tagged the truck out of use, reported it to my supervisor and we unloaded by hand pallet truck while it was repaired. Afterwards I suggested to my manager that the night shift add a note on the board when they found a fault, which would make the morning check quicker. She brought it in the following week.
Result. The delivery was 25 minutes late. Nobody was hurt and the hose was replaced that day. I learned that the check exists for the morning it finds something. I also learned that improvements go through the person who owns the procedure, not round it.
Why this works:
- It answers the actual question. The procedure was followed in full, under real pressure.
- It is in the first person. "I did the full check", "I tagged the truck", "I suggested".
- It has a result and a lesson that fits an armed, safety-critical role without saying so in a clumsy way.
- It shows two competencies: taking ownership and being open to improvement through the right route.
Conduct counts throughout the process
The CNC says that during recruitment your communication and conduct are continually assessed in line with the CNC values and Code of Ethics. Once you join, behaviour on the IFP is reviewed constantly alongside the pass or fail assessments. In practice that means the interview is not the only place you are judged.
- Emails and calls. Reply promptly and politely. Keep your voicemail greeting and email address sensible.
- Declarations. The CNC asks you to state any interaction you have had with the police, even as a witness. Be complete. An omission found at vetting is a conduct question as well as a vetting one.
- On the day. Be courteous to everyone you meet, from the person on the gate to the other candidates. Arrive on time.
- Other applications. The CNC says you may have applications open with several forces up to the point of sitting an assessment centre, then you must choose one. Be straight with every force about where you stand.
Common mistakes
From the way interviews in armed and safety-critical roles tend to go wrong. Our view, not CNC guidance.
| Mistake | Why it costs you |
|---|---|
| Treating it as a repeat of the online interview | The Recruitment Day interview is the CNC's own. Prepare CNC-specific answers on the armed role, the site and the Code of Ethics as well as your competency examples. |
| Glamourising firearms | An interest in firearms is not a reason to protect a nuclear site. Talk about protection, responsibility and discipline. |
| Not knowing the site you applied for | You applied to a named site advert. Know where it is, what kind of site it is and how you would live there. |
| Long answers with no result | Whatever the format on the day, say what you did and what happened. An answer without an outcome leaves the panel guessing. |
| Saying "we" all the way through | Panels assess what you did. Describe your own actions. |
| Inventing or exaggerating an example | Vetting and references follow. An invented story is an integrity risk, not a shortcut. |
| Treating the diversity question as a box to tick | The transferee page names College standards on respect for race and diversity. Give a real example with a real result. |
| Forgetting that conduct is assessed outside the room | The CNC says your communication and conduct are assessed throughout the process. |
For more on interview pitfalls in general, see why people fail the police interview.
If you are a serving officer transferring in
Transferees from Home Office forces, Police Scotland, the PSNI, BTP and the MOD Police follow a shorter process. The CNC's transferee page lists an online application, shortlisting and a Values Based Interview at a recruitment day, then the medical, the 7.6 fitness test and the firearms assessment, then vetting including a professional standards check with your force. No National Sift or Online Assessment Centre is listed.
That makes the Values Based Interview the main assessed interview for a transferee. Prepare examples from your own service for all six competencies and be ready to explain why you are moving into an armed protective role. If you are already an AFO or ARV with valid qualifications, the firearms assessment is waived and the CNC says you would do a condensed 4-week course instead of the full 19 weeks.
A two-week preparation plan
Our suggested plan once you have a Recruitment Day date. It assumes about an hour a day. Start earlier if you can.
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| Days 1 and 2 | Read the CNC's application process page, its police officers page and the AFO role profile PDF. Note the six competencies and the words the CNC uses about conduct and ethics. |
| Days 3 and 4 | Write a bank of eight real examples from work, study or volunteering. Tag each one with the competencies it shows. Aim for at least one example each on following a procedure, challenging poor behaviour, owning a mistake and treating someone fairly. |
| Days 5 to 7 | Answer six of the practice questions below out loud. Time yourself. Record one answer and listen back for "we", missing results and filler. |
| Days 8 and 9 | Prepare your motivation answer: why the CNC, why an armed role, why this site. Check it against the facts table above so nothing in it is wrong. |
| Days 10 and 11 | Practise the scenario questions (vigilance, integrity, public contact). Say what you would do first, why and what you would record or report. |
| Days 12 to 14 | Two full practice runs of the remaining questions, then rest. Plan your journey to the Recruitment Day and reread your invitation. |
If you want a structure to work through rather than building it yourself, the CNC Selection Pack below has values interview practice and a Recruitment Day plan in one place.
What the CNC does not publish
On 23 October 2026 we could not find any CNC source for:
- How many questions the Values Based Interview has, how long it lasts or how it is scored.
- Whether the transferee framework (CVF, role profile, Code of Ethics, policing principles, respect for race and diversity) is used word for word for new recruits.
- Who sits on the panel.
- Where Recruitment Days are held.
- Any pass mark for the National Sift or the Online Assessment Centre. The College reports results against a national standard.
- Whether the College's resit rule applies to the Recruitment Day.
- Any role-play exercise. None is listed at any stage, so do not prepare for one on the strength of other forces' processes.
If your invitation answers any of these, it takes priority over this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What interviews does the Civil Nuclear Constabulary have?
Two for new recruits. First, the College of Policing competency-based interview inside the Online Assessment Centre, which the College guide describes as five questions with recorded answers of up to five minutes each, about 40 minutes in all. Second, the CNC Values Based Interview at the CNC Selection and Assessment Recruitment Day, alongside a CNC insights presentation and a firearms briefing and weapons handling assessment.
What questions are asked in the CNC Values Based Interview?
The CNC does not publish its questions. Its transferee page says the interview assesses suitability against the Competency and Values Framework, the AFO role profile, the policing Code of Ethics, policing principles and College standards on respect for race and diversity. The new-recruit page does not give that detail. The practice questions on this page are original PolicePay material written around those themes, not CNC questions.
How long is the CNC Values Based Interview?
The CNC does not publish its length, the number of questions or how it is scored. The Recruitment Day as a whole is a morning or afternoon session that also includes a CNC insights presentation and the weapons handling assessment. Check your invitation for timings.
Is the CNC Values Based Interview the same as the OAC interview?
No. The Online Assessment Centre interview is the College of Policing's recorded competency interview, assessed against the CVF. The Values Based Interview is the CNC's own interview at the Recruitment Day, which you reach only after passing the online stage. Prepare for both.
Which competencies does the CNC look for?
The CNC's role profile for a PC Authorised Firearms Officer uses the six Competency and Values Framework competencies and sets all six at Level 1: we deliver, support and inspire; we analyse critically; we are innovative and open-minded; we are emotionally aware; we take ownership; we are collaborative.
Do CNC transferees take the Values Based Interview?
Yes. The CNC's transferee process is an online application, shortlisting and a Values Based Interview at a recruitment day, then the medical, the 7.6 fitness test and the firearms assessment (waived for current AFO and ARV officers with valid qualifications) and vetting. No National Sift or Online Assessment Centre is listed for transferees.
What happens if I fail the CNC Recruitment Day?
The CNC does not publish a retake rule for the Recruitment Day. The College of Policing's resit rule (three months after your attempt and no more than twice in 12 months) is written for the national online assessments. The CNC does not say whether it applies the same rule to its own stages. Ask the CNC recruitment team.
Should I use the STAR method in the CNC interview?
That is our advice for any example-based question: say the situation, the task, what you did and the result. The CNC does not publish a required structure for its own interview. For scenario questions ("what would you do if"), say what you would do first, why and what you would record or report.
Is my behaviour assessed outside the interview?
Yes. The CNC says that communication and conduct are continually assessed in line with the CNC values and Code of Ethics throughout the process. Treat every email, phone call and conversation on the Recruitment Day as part of the assessment.
Sources and how we checked them
Every factual claim on this page was written from the sources below, read on 23 October 2026. Rules and figures change, so check the source for the date you are reading this. Where we could not confirm something from an official or independent source, the page says so rather than guessing. Spotted something out of date? See our corrections policy.
- CNC careers: Applying for a role (application process) : the process in order; the National Sift and Online Assessment Centre stages; the CNC Selection and Assessment Recruitment Day (morning or afternoon, insights presentation, firearms briefing and weapons handling assessment, CNC Values Based Interview); Occupational Health contact after the online stage (accessed 23 October 2026)
- CNC careers: Police officer transferees : Values Based Interview assesses suitability against the CVF and the AFO role profile, the Code of Ethics, policing principles and College standards on respect for race and diversity; transferee process; firearms assessment waived for current AFO and ARV officers (accessed 23 October 2026)
- CNC careers: Police officers : every officer begins as an AFO; conduct continually assessed in line with the CNC values and Code of Ethics; privileged information and corruption risk; applying to several forces up to the assessment centre; shifts; IFP content; specialisms after probation (accessed 23 October 2026)
- CNC Policing Professional Role Profile, PC AFO (PDF) : the six CVF competencies, all at Level 1 for a PC AFO (accessed 23 October 2026)
- College of Policing: Online assessments candidate guide v3.2 (PDF) : competency-based interview: five questions, recorded answers up to five minutes each, about 40 minutes; written and briefing exercises; Tazio platform; assessed against the CVF (accessed 23 October 2026)
- College of Policing: National sift candidate guidance (PDF) : resit rule for the national assessments: from three months after your attempt, twice in a 12-month period (accessed 23 October 2026)
- An overview of apprenticeships in the CNC (PDF) : IFP content including the Code of Ethics and the Equality Act 2010 (accessed 23 October 2026)
- CNPA Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26 : role, non-nuclear energy sites from 1 April 2025, more than 60% of UK armed policing surge capability (accessed 23 October 2026)
- CNC police officer job portal : new-recruit AFO adverts on 23 October 2026: Dounreay, Garlogie and St Fergus, no closing dates; two-year probation (accessed 23 October 2026)
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PolicePay.co.uk is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with the Ministry of Defence Police, the Ministry of Defence, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, the Defence Police Federation, the Civil Nuclear Police Federation, the College of Policing or any other force. It does not recruit, vet or assess applicants. Every fact here comes from the force's own pages, GOV.UK, legislation.gov.uk or the other sources listed, read on the date shown. Each force sets and changes its own process and pay: check its current pages and your own invitation before relying on anything here. Our practice questions are original PolicePay material, not questions used by either force. Details are as checked on 23 October 2026.