- MM / Superintendent Promotion November 2025 - Lancashire Constabulary
Lancashire Constabulary are looking to recruit numerous Superintendents across both Detective and Uniformed portfolios. Applications are invited from substantive Chief Inspectors for promotion to the rank of Superintendent and substantive Superintendents looking for a lateral move to Lancashire Constabulary.
Here at Lancashire Constabulary, we are truly victim focused and have high performance expectations. We have a genuine commitment to health, well-being, diversity, equality and inclusion. We are looking for candidates who share our passion for these areas and would encourage those to apply.
We are looking for candidates who have substantial experience of leading teams to deliver an outstanding policing service to the public, along with high levels of operational credibility with the drive to lead the Constabulary’s responses to policing challenges.
Application and Interview Process
As part of this process, there will be Familiarisation Day on Monday 10th November 2025, 09:00am - 16:00pm, at Hutton Headquarters or via MS TEAMs. This is for both internal and external candidates to attend and it is a great opportunity to meet our Chief Officer Team and Lancashire Constabulary Staff, to see how the force operates and learn about our Superintendent roles.
To book your place at this session in person or via TEAMs, please email the Recruitment Team on Promotions@lancashire.police.uk
All submitted applications will be shortlisted on Wednesday 26th November 2025. Those successful following the paper sift will be invited to undertake a face-to-face briefing and interview at Hutton Headquarters on either Monday 8th December or Tuesday 9th December 2025.
Internal applications must seek approval from their BCU Commander / Head of Department on their suitability to apply for promotion to the rank of Superintendent. The form can be found by clicking the above attachment. This can be submitted by email to Promotions@lancashire.police.uk but must contain BCU Commanders / Department Heads confirmation.
Officers on Secondment will need to gain approval from their substantive BCU Commander/ Head of Department.
Should any Officer not be supported and wish to appeal this decision; the form still needs to be returned along with your rationale for appealing the decision. This will be considered by the Head of HR and DCC Mackenzie.
Candidates will be assessed against Competency Values Framework (CVF) Level 3, Senior Leader / Executive throughout this process (application form, briefing, and interview).
Qualifications
Those applicants wishing to apply for the role of Detective Superintendent must be PIP2 qualified (minimum) and have successfully completed the Management of Serious Crime Investigations Development Programme (MSCIDP). Successful candidates who are not currently PIP3 will be expected to work towards the qualification whilst in this post.
Those applicants applying for uniform Superintendent roles will be expected to already be an accredited Public Order Public Safety Silver Commander, or undertake the necessary training and qualifications to become accredited as a Public Order Public Safety Silver Commander, within 12 months of promotion.
Vetting
All appointments will be subject to enhanced MV and SC vetting.
All internal applicants will also be subject to undergo PSD checks before being invited to the interview stage of the process.
Key Dates:
- Advert Close: Monday 24th November 2025 at 10am
- Familiarisation Day: Monday 10th November 2025, 09:00am - 16:00pm, at Hutton Headquarters or via MS TEAMs (Internal and external candidates to attend)
- Shortlisting: Wednesday 26th November 2025
- Interview & Briefing: Monday 8th or Tuesday 9th December 2025 at Hutton Headquarters
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
Any candidates that require any reasonable adjustments in order to participate in the recruitment process are to email promotions@lancashire.police.uk in the first instance. Reasonable adjustment requests will be considered accordingly.
If you identify as being from a protected characteristic background and would like any additional support in the recruitment process, please contact our HR Workforce Representation Team on WorkforceRepTeam@lancashire.police.uk