Fillable Printable Standard Metropolitan Police Application Form
Fillable Printable Standard Metropolitan Police Application Form
Standard Metropolitan Police Application Form
Produced by SR Consulting Dec 08 on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service: MPS translation – application form
APPLICATION FORM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE
FREELANCE TRANSLATOR
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You must use black ink to complete the form in your own handwriting
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Answer all questions accurately
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For parts which do not apply to you please write N/A
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Sign and date the declaration on page 9
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Tick boxes as appropriate
This form is to be used for all languages you wish to be considered for.
Please include your passport photo here:
Please read the form carefully especially the notes before you fill the form in as an incomplete
or incorrectly completed form will be returned to you and will only delay your application.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff regardless
of sex, marital status, colour, race, nationality, disability, ethnic or national origins, sexual orientation
or religion.
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Summary of Conditions
1. You must be able to speak, read and write in English and the foreign language(s) you
specify on this application form.
2. Your appointment may require you to attend court and give evidence.
3. Acceptance on the Metropolitan Police Service official list is an engagement – not
employment – for which a fee will be paid for work completed.
4. Persons accepted for this work will be required to sign a copy of the Official Secrets
Act.
5. The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service reserves the right to remove a
person from the official list at any time.
Any information given in this form may be entered onto the Metropolitan Police Service translator’s
database, in compliance with the Data Protection Act. The information you provide will be used:
a) By the Interview Panel to decide if your details can be placed on the database
b) To complete your entry into the database if your application is successful.
The form has been designed to allow you to give the maximum information to the Interview Panel
who will be evaluating your application. Any information written on the form but outside of the boxes
provided will not be accepted.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Applications should be sent to SR Consulting, 6 Severalls Avenue, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3EL
If you wish for clarification on any matter relating to the completion of this form, you should contact the office
by email in the first instance.
SR Consulting reserves the right to reject an application if it is deemed unsuitable in any way. If your
application is complete and deemed acceptable then it will be reviewed through the application process.
We regret that visitors can only be seen by prior appointment , please contact a member of staff if you wish to
arrange an appointment. Unfortunately we are unable to go through an entire application.
srcons[email protected]
Tel: 07545 323490 or 01494 775208
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Personal Details
You should enter your full details including how you wish to be contacted. We will need your full residential address for
our records. PO Box number addresses are NOT acceptable.
Please attach to this application form a copy of your passport, together with a copy of your letter from the Home Office
giving permission to work in the UK (if applicable). Originals MUST BE brought to the interview if you are short-listed.
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Medical Information:
Please tick the box to inform us that you have NO medical condition that we need to be made aware of.
Please note you may be asked to provide a medical reference from your doctor to confirm this.
Nationality at Birth: Place of Birth:
Present Nationality: Date of Naturalisation:
Certificate Number:
Length of Residence in the UK: Mother Tongue:
Date of Birth: Sex:
National Insurance Number:
Are you a non‐EEC student? YES NO
Telephone Number:‐Daytime: Evening:
Mobile Number:
E‐mail Address: Fax Number:
Internet Access: YES NO
Permanent Address:
Town:
County: Postcode:
Marital Status: Any previous surname:
Title:
First Name (s):
Surname:
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YOUR LANGUAGE, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
You must enter each language you would like to be considered for in the box marked “State Language” and
then tick the appropriate box to indicate your level of oral and written skills in that language and in English.
Mother Tongue Fluent
Good Basic
State language 1
Oral skills
Written skills
State language 2
Oral Skills
Written Skills
State language 3
Oral Skills
Written Skills
ENGLISH
Oral Skills
Written Skills
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
If you are a member of any of the bodies below, tick the appropriate category of membership for that body. A copy of an
up-to-date membership certificate or letter (dated within the last 11 months) must support your claim to
membership. Do not send in an original, as this will not be returned.
Associate
Member
Fellow
Honorary
Chartered Institute of Linguists
Institute of Translators and Interpreters
Association of Police and Court Interpreters
Association of Translation Companies
National Register of Public Service
Interpreters
Other (please specify)
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NON-AVAILABILITY
Please tick the relevant box to confirm when you would generally NOT be available.
Morning Afternoon Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
QUALIFICATIONS
Title
Language and/or
specialism
Year Awarded Awarding Body
Translation
Doctorate
Masters
Degree
Public Service
Interpreting
Conference
Interpreting
Teaching
Training Courses
Attended
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TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
Please indicate in which languages you translate from/into.
Translate from (source) Into (Target)
Please indicate the field(s) in which you specialise by ticking the appropriate box(es) below:
AREA OF SPECIALISMS
LAW
Courts/Immigration
Refugee Services
Police Customs & Excise
Probation/Prisons Solicitors
Local Government
Social Services Benefits
Education Housing
Advice Bureau Social Security
Health
Health Centres Hospitals
GP’s Mental Health
Dentists Hospices
OTHER AREAS
ADVERTISING AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AGRICULTURE
ART AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BANKING & FINANCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMISTRY
CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPUTER/ DATA
ECONOMICS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS
ENVIRONMENT INSURANCE LAW
LITERATURE MANAGEMENT MARINE ENGINEERING
MARKETING MATHEMATICS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEDICINE MINING MUSIC
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING PATENTS PHARMACEUTICALS
PHYSICS PLASTICS AND POLYMERS POLITICS
PUBLIC RELATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
TRANSPORT CERTIFICATES
Please provide information on hardware/software you use, by ticking the appropriate box(es) below:
COMPUTER
PC or MAC
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SOFTWARE
Ms Word, version
Translation Memory Software (please specify)
Ms Excel, version
TRANSIT SLDX
PowerPoint, version
TRADOS DÉJÀ VU
Acrobat Writer, version
QUARK for MAC QUARK for PC
In page, version
OTHER (please specify)
SPECIALIST LANGUAGE FONTS
(please specify lang. and type)
SWORN TRANLSLATORS
Please indicate if you are listed as a sworn translator and for which country(ies).
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Please indicate which reference material you normally use for your translation work (e.g. what dictionaries glossaries,
corpora, etc).
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EMPLOYMENT
Name and address of your current employer
Full Name
Address
If short-listed are you happy to be contacted at work? Yes No
REFERENCES
You must give the details of two referees who will be able to answer questions on your professional competence
as a professional translator.
a) Public services (especially police)
b) Agency*
c) Commercial
*Please ensure that there is no conflict of interest.
Referees must not be: Friends or Relatives
Character references will not be accepted.
You must check with your referees that they are willing and able to supply references.
You may find that some Police Authorities are unable to supply individual references, and in this case an
alternative referee must be provided by you. Please check with the relevant Police Authority before
submitting your application.
We will write to your referees direct, please provide contact details in the boxes below.
REFEREE 1
NAME
JOB TITLE
ORGANISATION AND ADDRESS
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NO.
HOW LONG HAVE YOUR BEEN WORKING
FOR THIS ORGANISATION?
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REFEREE 2
NAME
JOB TITLE
ORGANISATION AND ADDRESS
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NO.
HOW LONG HAVE YOUR BEEN WORKING
FOR THIS ORGANISATION?
PROOF OF EXPERIENCE
You must supply three samples of your translation work for each language you are applying for and one of
those samples must be related to police work or public service work.
GENERAL PROOF – This section must be completed
Please give a brief summary of your overall work experience in the box provided, including any additional
information you may wish to add in support of your application.
Please note it is important to complete this section. (Additional pages can be included).
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CONVICTIONS
Have you ever been convicted of any offence (including motoring but not parking offences) or is there are
charge of summons at present outstanding against you?
Yes No
If yes, please give details:
I am not awaiting the outcome of an Immigration or Tribunal action.
I am not on probation, conditionally discharged or bound over.
Note: By virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Section (42) of the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply to this question. You are therefore not entitled to withhold
information about a previous conviction on the grounds that it is for other purposes spent under that Act.
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Checklist
Please ensure you have completed all sections of this form and that you have enclosed the relevant material
with your application, as below:
Copy of Passport – please attach a copy of the photo page only. You will be required to present the
original at interview if short-listed.
Copy of Home Office Letter – (if applicable to you). You will be required to present the original at
interview if short-listed.
Copies of Certificates – All educational qualifications and up-to-date proof of association
membership(s).
It is advisable to make and retain a copy of this form for your reference.
YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE THIS FORM OTHERWISE IT WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AND
WILL BE RETURNED.
I declare that all the information I have provided in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief,
and that I have not withheld any relevant information. I understand that if I have made any false statements or
omitted any information I am liable to have my application rejected. I have read and understood the conditions of
appointment details on the front of this form.
Signature:
Date:
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