Dyfed-Powys Police Jobs

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's own recruitment site on 1 October 2026. The force's new recruits page said it was now closed for applications. On 1 October 2026 the national joining the police website listed Dyfed-Powys Police under "recruiting soon" for every constable entry route it covers, so it was not advertising a constable or rejoiner intake there that day. Our own tracker, which reads the force's job board twice a day, reported: This force's recruitment system blocks automated checks, so we can't read it directly. Police staff, PCSO and special constable roles are advertised separately on the force's careers site, so a force can be closed to new constables and still have other vacancies open.

Apply directly to Dyfed-Powys Police through its own careers site. For police constable roles the national stages are an application form, the national sift (a situational judgement test and a behavioural styles questionnaire) and the College of Policing online assessment (a competency-based interview, a written exercise and a briefing exercise), followed by fitness, medical and vetting checks. Since 17 March 2026 the Police Regulations 2003 (regulation 10(1)(eb)) also require constable candidates, other than transferees, to pass an in-person interview with the force they apply to. Dyfed-Powys Police's own site described its stage when we checked it on 1 October 2026. After the College of Policing online assessment, candidates attend an interview and a role-based evaluation (a team-building exercise and a scenario-based assessment of communication skills) at force headquarters.

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's recruitment pages on 1 October 2026. All applicants must hold a full UK licence covering manual and automatic cars and meet DVLA Group 2 medical standards, because every officer is expected to response drive. Initial training includes a three-week response driving course in manual vehicles. Driving licence rules are set by each force, so another force may differ. Check the force page before you apply, especially if you are still learning or hold an automatic-only licence.

Yes. The Police Regulations 2003 (regulation 10(1)(eb)) require constable candidates, other than transferees, to pass an in-person interview with the force. Its own recruitment pages, checked on 1 October 2026, say the following. After the College of Policing online assessment, candidates attend an interview and a role-based evaluation (a team-building exercise and a scenario-based assessment of communication skills) at force headquarters. This is separate from the competency-based interview inside the College of Policing online assessment. Our mock interview tool lets you practise answering competency questions out loud.

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's recruitment pages on 1 October 2026. Officers must be able to deal with general enquiries in Welsh by phone and face to face at level 1, or be willing to reach that level within six months. Welsh language expectations are set by each Welsh force and they differ, so read the language section of the advert you apply to.

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's recruitment pages on 1 October 2026. Applicants need continuous UK residence for the three years immediately before applying, because overseas periods cannot be vetted to the same standard. If you have lived or travelled abroad in that period, ask the force's recruitment team before applying rather than guessing.

On Dyfed-Powys Police's own careers and vacancies pages, which is the only place an application can be made. Constable entry routes also appear on the national joining the police website's "which forces are recruiting" list. Job boards sometimes repost police staff adverts, but the force's own advert is the one with the current closing date.

New constables start on £32,255 a year (national pay point 1, no regional allowance), rising to £52,015 at the top of the constable scale, on rates from 1 September 2026. After income tax, National Insurance and the 12.88% pension contribution, the starting figure is roughly £1,952 a month. Increments move you up the scale each year, subject to satisfactory performance.

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's own pages on 1 October 2026. Three routes: the Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP), the Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP) and the Professional Policing Degree route. PCEP and DCEP have no minimum qualification: without a level 3 qualification you take an online English and maths assessment instead. Both are delivered with the University of South Wales. The national joining the police site listed none of its constable routes as open on 1 October 2026. Across England and Wales forces choose from the PCDA, PCEP, DHEP and professional policing degree holder routes, plus detective and rejoiner routes; check the force's site for its next intake.

Nationally, yes: the PCDA and PCEP are open to people without a degree. The Home Office list in Annex BA lets a chief officer accept a level 3 qualification (such as two A levels), or equivalent experience, including service as a special constable or PCSO. Whether Dyfed-Powys Police is running either route at the moment is a matter for the force; on 1 October 2026 the national site listed neither as open there.

1,332 full-time equivalent officers (1,347 people) at 31 March 2026, according to the Home Office police workforce statistics published on 22 July 2026. In the year to 31 March 2026 the force took on 99 officers (FTE, excluding transfers) and 12 transferred in from other forces.

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's own pages on 1 October 2026. The recruitment cycle typically takes at least six months. Vetting can take up to eight weeks or longer, and pre-appointment checks three to six months. That is the force's own estimate; individual cases vary with intake dates and how quickly vetting and medical checks clear. Our recruitment timeline planner lays out the stages so you can see where the waits usually fall.

Dyfed-Powys Police covers Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys, with headquarters at Carmarthen. The main population centres include Llanelli, Carmarthen, Aberystwyth. New officers are usually posted where the force needs them rather than to a station of their choosing, so it is worth being realistic about travelling across the whole force area.

We checked Dyfed-Powys Police's pages on 1 October 2026. The transferee page invited applications for response constables in Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and north Powys, with 2027 start dates to be confirmed (likely June and November). Transferees must be confirmed in rank, hold a full manual licence, meet the DVLA Group 2 medical standard and reach level 1 Welsh within six months; the interview is usually on Microsoft Teams. Our guide to transferring between forces explains what happens to your pay point, pension and probation.