Offers of places will be conditional upon satisfactory health clearance, and upon a satisfactory search of police records. In phase two, each candidate's form is rated by psychologists in the region as well as course staff. Raters are instructed to look for evidence of motivation, realism, appropriate preparation, and to evaluate the comments of referees and the candidates' personal statements. Each interview is conducted by a panel of three people, one of whom acts as chairperson and is present in both interviews. At lunchtime, candidates are invited to attend a presentation by staff about the course.
Current trainees are available to provide information directly about their experience of training.
The course regrets that it cannot pay travelling expenses to those who attend for interview. The Course is particularly keen to ensure that trainee cohorts reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the population of London. We wish both to encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, and to ensure that they are not inadvertently excluded by our procedures. Travelling expenses are paid at the Whitley standard user rate, but neither lease cars nor regular lump sum payments for travel are available. University fees are paid directly.