Inspector / Detective Inspector Promotions

South Yorkshire Police Internal candidates must have already attended one of the familiarisation events, or where this wasn’t possible arranged to meet Superintendent Wood/Insp. Bywater separately and have submitted to the Promotions email inbox your Personal Statement and CPD Log, prior to the go-live of this advert.

In exceptional circumstances - if you have not been able to complete the above in advance of the advert ‘go live’, you should email Promotions@southyorks.pnn.police outlining your case and due consideration will be given as to eligibility to apply for this promotion process.

External Candidates are invited to attend a familiarisation event which is being held on teams on Tuesday 8 th September at 12.30. To attend the event please email promotions@southyorks.pnn.police.uk by noon on Monday 7 th September in order for us to send you the relevant link.

Having attended the event you will then be sent the Personal Statement and CPD Log templates which must be completed and attached to your ORACLE application in line with Step 3 below.

Applicants are required to download the CVF Application Questions (link below) and provide responses to the five CVF based questions. Answers provided should include recent examples, where applicable, within the last 2 years. If you are unable provide examples from the last two years (e.g. due to maternity leave), please email promotions@southyorks.pnn.police.uk to agree an appropriate timeframe for your examples.

Details on how to complete the form can be found on page 2 of the CVF Applications Question Form. To maintain confidentiality and fairness within the process, please do not include your name or any personal details on this form which could be used to identify you.

Candidates will also need to have sign off from their line manager and Superintendent or above/Police Staff equivalent. You will need to arrange for your line manager and Superintendent/Police Staff equivalent to complete their sections of the form before uploading to ORACLE.

Line managers, Superintendent or above/Police Staff equivalent will be required to sign off this application as validation of its true and accurate content.

Candidates applying for promotion are required to answer all five Competency Values Framework based questions as part of the selection process. Each question will be assessed against the relevant assessment criteria. Candidates must achieve a rating of ‘Meets Expectations’ or above for all five questions in order to meet the required standard and progress to the next stage of the promotion process.

Note: this form must be uploaded to your ORACLE application, alongside your PR/PDR for your application to be considered.

To access the CVF document, please click here.

Those who are shortlisted, will be notified and invited to book an assessment and interview slot through the ORACLE system.

Assessments and Interviews will commence Monday 9 November and run for dates across a 2 week period.

Interviews and assessment will be undertaken by Superintendent Wood and Inspector Bywater.

The below link provides further information about working for South Yorkshire Police in the role of Inspector ( Recruitment Pack 2026).

SYP is running the 2026 Inspector promotion process with deployment expected from January 2027.

These include detective and uniformed postings across South Yorkshire. If you are successful at interview, you will be posted where there is an organisational need and only under exceptional circumstances will you be able to request an alternative posting. Consideration will be given to any restrictions on location of deployment where possible, however filling vacancies based on force demand is a priority.

After we have met the current force demand, we may utilise a select list to have a pool of candidates who meet the benchmark to be promoted to Inspector rank and will be posted later.

South Yorkshire is a culturally diverse area and to ensure that our service is fully representative of the communities we serve we welcome applications from all under-represented groups and individuals wishing to work part time. If you would like any further information or support, please email positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

South Yorkshire Police is presently working with Procurement to implement a vehicle sacrifice scheme. Subject to final sign off, the scheme will allow colleagues to lease an electric or hybrid cars from a specific provider, which offers most makes and models, both new and used. The cost of the lease will be paid monthly, directly from your salary. As the deduction is made before tax, national insurance and pension contributions are applied, therefore individuals can make a substantial saving.