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The HPDS is a five year programme delivered with an academic partner, Warwick Business School. It uses a range of innovative approaches to challenge and equip future leaders. Participants will have to demonstrate their desire, commitment and the potential to reach senior officer levels and progress to ACPO. The initial stage of HPDS leads to Post Graduate Diploma in Police Leadership. After completion of the postgraduate diploma HPDS officers will undertake a period of professional consolidation, where they will apply their learning in force. High performing scheme members will also have the opportunity to study a Masters qualification in Police Leadership.HPDS officers will normally be promoted to the next rank when they satisfy the Chief Officer that they are competent. This can speed up the progression of the HPDS officers as they do not have to wait for a vacancy to become available. The 2012 application process will commence on 1st February 2012. Full details of the application and selection processes can be found here. HPDS is open to serving police officers at the ranks of Constable and Sergeant only. Officers from all 43 forces in England and Wales and those from PSNI, States of Jersey and BTP can apply for the scheme.
Inspectors and higher ranking officers are not eligible to apply for HPDS. Officers who have been selected for promotion to Inspector are not eligible to apply.
To find out more, contact your Development Adviser.
What is the High Potential Development Scheme (HPDS)?
Eligibility Criteria
Contact us
Development Adviser
Telephone
Forces
Richard Bills
07799 582 119
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley
David Lloyd
07595 007 085
Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Merseyside, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Yorkshire
Jo Noakes
07889 702 403
British Transport Police, City of London, Metropolitan Police Service
Clive Newlands
07795 060 720
Avon & Somerset, Devon & Cornwall, Dorset, Dyfed & Powys, Gloucestershire, Gwent, North Wales, South Wales, States of Jersey, West Mercia, West Midlands, Wiltshire
Louise Pearson
07595 007 086
Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Humberside, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Northumbria, Nottinghamshire, Police Service of Northern Ireland, South Yorkshire
For all general queries, please contact the HPDS team on hpds@npia.pnn.police.uk or see our FAQ section.
Further information about the Assessment Process is available on this website.
Already a scheme member?
Please consult the relevant members' pages for further information regarding your programme. The members' pages have been divided in to five groups: members of the existing HPDS, members of the 2008 intake (cohort 1), members of the 2009 intake (cohort 2), members of the 2010 intake (cohort 3) and members of the 2011 intake (cohort 4).
