Chief Inspector Recruitment
Introduction from our Chief Constable
Thank you for your interest in developing your career with Lancashire Constabulary. We believe in individuality, diversity, and initiative – people who can be counted on – not simply counted.
We have a fantastic force of over 6,000 police officers and staff, all sharing a passion and determination for keeping Lancashire’s people safe. Here at Lancashire Constabulary we are committed to a nationally recognised set of behaviours and values. All employees who join the team believe in a common code of ethics and are dedicated to demonstrating all that this entails and creating an inclusive and open-minded workforce that reflects our local communities. Serving our public respectfully and fairly with integrity and transparency is at the heart of everything we do as reflected in our Vision and Values;
Our Vision – Preventing and fighting crime. Keeping our communities and people safe.
Our Values – We’re professional, accountable, and united. And we do everything with respect.
We are extremely fortunate in Lancashire to be in the very safe hands of an exceptional team of chief officers and senior staff who possess an enormous range of skills and experience between them. Each has their own areas of expertise, and together they strive to ensure our constabulary is the best it can be.
If you are interested in joining this team and resonate with our values, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Sacha Hatchett
Chief Constable
Why Lancashire?
Founded in 1839, Lancashire Constabulary covers an area of 1,189 square miles. The county has a population of nearly 1.5 million people with a rich diversity of communities, all with specific policing needs. Serving them is demanding and challenging but incredibly rewarding. We enjoy one of the most diverse and interesting regions in the UK, and no day is the same.
The constabulary is split into three divisions, West, South and East and our Headquarters is based in Hutton, Preston, with our Dogs and Mounted section nearby. Each division is run by a Chief Superintendent. To accommodate our workforce of just over 5,500 people we have an extensive network of locations across the county.
To ensure we fulfil our commitment to policing Lancashire, we have a very special workforce made up of over 3,000 Police Officers and 2,500 Police Staff – of which 290 are PCSOs and 460 Special Constabulary Officers, Police Cadets and Community Volunteers.
Our force covers a hugely diverse geographic area, from coastal towns, including Blackpool and Morecambe, to the buzz of our large towns, city centres, and rural communities too.
Lancashire has a £30.8bn economy, 1.5m residents, 732,000 jobs and 53,000 businesses. There is a large visitor economy worth £4.4bn, attracting almost 69m visitors annually.
By joining Lancashire Police you will become part of a force which is as wonderfully diverse as the geography. We have renewed our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion and formalised the strategic priorities in the strategy below;
Daily Demands…
Take a look at some of the demands of Lancashire Constabulary
Received 887 999 calls and 1678 non-emergency calls
20 burglaries
The Opportunity – Chief Inspector
Salary £67,509 – £70,200
Applications close at 10am on Monday 14th April 2025.
Lancashire Constabulary are looking to recruit into current and projected Chief Inspector vacancies, across both uniform and detective portfolios.
Applications are invited from substantive Inspectors looking for promotion to the rank of Chief Inspector. If you have a genuine commitment and a true passion to health, wellbeing, diversity, equality and inclusion then this could be the perfect career opportunity for you.
As part of the upcoming Chief Inspector promotion process, Chief Constable Hatchett will be holding a familiarisation day to outline the process to prospective candidates. This will be held on at 9.30am – 1pm on Thursday 3rd April 2025. For external candidates unable to attend there will be teams link available.
To book a place or request a teams link for this event please email [email protected]
Our ideal candidate will
- Demonstrate confident and decisive decision making skills.
- Inspire people to meet challenging organisational goals, creating and maintaining the momentum for change.
- Be proactive in nature.
- Be able to establishes a clear future and direction for the operational unit, focused on delivering the force vision and strategy.
- Act with integrity, in line with the values and ethical standards of the Police Service. Delivers on promises, demonstrating personal commitment, energy and drive to get things done.
- Promote a real belief in public service, focusing on what matters to the public and will best serve their interests.
- Have a dedicated and genuine passion about health, wellbeing, diversity, equality and inclusion.
- Build effective working relationships with people through clear communication and a collaborative approach.
Chief Inspector Application Process
Applications close at 10am on Monday 14th April 2025.
As part of the upcoming Chief Inspector promotion process, Chief Constable Hatchett will be holding a familiarisation day to outline the process to prospective candidates. This will be held on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at 9:30am. For external candidates unable to attend there will be teams link available.
To book a place or request a teams link for this event please email [email protected]
This role is required to operate at Level 3 in the Competency Values Framework 2024 (CVF). More information about the CVF can be found here.
The Familiarisation session will take place at 9.30am – 1pm on Thursday 3rd April 2025 and is an excellent opportunity to visit our force, meet with members of our Chief Officer team and heads of department and find out details regarding the process.
The session will be opened by DCC Mackenize, and closed by Chief Constable Hatchett.
The session will take place in R1 at Hutton Headquarters or candidates can attend remotely via Microsoft Teams. To book your place at this session or to receive a Teams link please email the Recruitment Team on [email protected].
For candidates attending the session in person, please report to HQ Training School Reception by 9:20am.
All submitted applications will be shortlisted on Wednesday 16th April 2025.
Candidates will be notified of the outcome of the shortlisting via the online recruitment portal no later than Thursday 17th April 2025, please monitor your emails (including junk in box) for update.
Those successful following the paper sift will be invited to undertake a face-to-face interview and briefing exercise at Hutton Headquarters on Friday 25th, Tuesday 29th or Wednesday 30th April 2025.
Candidates will be sent interview details via email on online application portal no later than Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
Candidates will be given 2 hours preparation time prior to their interview to create verbal briefing document and review the interview questions and prepare their answers.
All internal applicants will also be subject to PSD checks before being invited to the interview stage of the process.
We will notify you of the outcome of the interview and briefing exercise once all the interviews have taken place.
All appointments will be subject to enhanced MV vetting and attendance checks.