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How to join North Yorkshire Police

Application process, entry routes and requirements for North Yorkshire Police, summarised from the force's own careers site.

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Apply to North Yorkshire Police

To become a police officer with North Yorkshire Police, applicants must pass several stages including an online national sift, national online assessment centre, and in-force competency based assessments.

Apply on northyorkshirepolice.engageats.co.uk

Application stages

  1. 1

    Online National Sift

    Includes a situational judgement test and behavioural style questionnaire.

  2. 2

    National Online Assessment Centre

    Includes a competency-based interview, written exercise, and a briefing exercise.

  3. 3

    In-Force Competency Based Assessment

    Face-to-face assessment following successful completion of the national assessment.

Entry routes

  • pcda
  • dhep

Fitness test

Must be reasonably fit and able to run short distances fairly quickly; requires passing a medical examination.

Vetting level

Recruitment Vetting

All UK forces share the same core regulatory framework (College of Policing entry routes, NPPF fitness standards, vetting levels). For a general explainer that applies to every force, see Entry routes (PCDA / DHEP / IPCDP), the fitness test and vetting.

Source: https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/police-forces/north-yorkshire-police/areas/careers/jobs-volunteers/police-officers/the-application-process · Updated 2026-06-20