Application guidance

Nottinghamshire Police – Our vision and values

Our application processes and procedures are designed to see if you, as an individual, will reflect our ethical and moral standards and objectives. Below you will find a synopsis of our values, these are important to us and underpin everything we do. Expect these to come up in our recruitment processes. A good candidate will be able to relate to, and reflect the below in their examples given for either written applications or verbal interviews.

Our vision

'Working with partners and the communities we serve to make Nottinghamshire a safe, secure place to live, work and visit.'

Our priorities

• Engage our communities
• Create a service that works for local people
• Become an employer of choice

The Code of Ethics

The Police Conduct Regulations Code of Ethics are used by Nottinghamshire Police to affirm our commitment to delivering our services with the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.

• Honesty and integrity
• Authority, respect and courtesy
• Challenging and reporting improper behaviour
• Equality and diversity
• Use of force
• Orders and instructions
• Duties and responsibilities
• Confidentiality
• Fitness for work
• Conduct
• Our PROUD values

Everyone who works and volunteers for the force is united by a commitment to our shared PROUD values, as detailed below. These values will feature in recruitment processes, so please familiarise yourself with them and refer to them during local processes, such as interviews and presentations.