1172- SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS

Job Title: 

SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS

Alternate Titles: 

Chief superintendent (police service) ,Detective inspector,Police inspector

Job Description: 

Senior police officers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and activities of a specific geographical or functional area of generalised or specialised police work. Senior officers of the British Transport Police direct the specialised police service for the railway network across Britain.

Education: 

Promotion to the rank of inspector can be by qualifying examination. There are no qualifying examinations to ranks above inspector; promotion is by selection only. There are accelerated promotion schemes available. All police forces have age restrictions and medical requirements.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 1.1
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • liaises with senior officers to determine staff, financial and other short- and long-term needs;
  • plans, directs and co-ordinates general policing for an area or functional unit;
  • directs and monitors the work of subordinate officers;
  • establishes contacts and sources of information concerning crimes planned or committed;
  • directs and co-ordinates the operation of record keeping systems and the preparation of reports.
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