Police Cadet recruitment is now open!
Are you a young person aged 13 – 18 years old who is looking to learn new skills, learn about Policing and make a difference to your local community? Why not apply to join the North Yorkshire Police Volunteer Police Cadets!
We are recruiting for our 2025 cohort of new Volunteer Police Cadets, and successful applicants will join their units in September 2025.
Our units that are recruiting include:
- Harrogate – Monday 6-8pm
- Scarborough – Monday 6-8pm
- Malton – Wednesday 6-8pm
- Catterick – Thursday 6-8pm
Why should you join Police Cadets?
- Challenge yourself to learn and develop new skills.
- Support your local community through volunteering and social action projects.
- Take part in fun and exciting activities.
- Make new friends.
- Gain an insight into British policing.
Our Police Cadets meet once a week on a weekday evening during term time and there will be an expectation to attend sessions weekly where possible and take part in occasional activities and events such as volunteering on evenings and weekends. You will be provided a uniform and will follow a structured programme about policing, skills and basic law.
After your initial training, there is an attestation ceremony, after which you will be able to undertake activities outside of the session environment.
Cadet sessions will include physical activities, drill and visits from various departments within North Yorkshire Police such as the Dog Section, Roads Policing and Crime Scene Investigation units just to name a few!
How To Apply
If you would like the opportunity to join our Police Cadets you will need to complete the online expression of interest, these applications will then be shortlisted. After this we will invite people for an interview which will take place in the form of an online or in person meeting.
We welcome cadets from any background, social group, gender, ethnicity, ability / disability and whether you have an interest in the police or not.
Online Events
We will be holding an online familiarisation event 6-7pm on Thursday 1 May and 6-7pm on Wednesday 7 May, so if you have any questions or want to know more about Police Cadets before applying, we’d love to meet you! Please register for our online events using the links below –
Further Information
- Applications close at 9am on Thursday 15 May 2025.
- We will be looking to hold interviews week commencing 26 May 2025.
Should you have any questions, please get in touch with one of our friendly Cadet Liason Officers:
- Gina Cormack, Cadets Liaison Officer for the Harrogate and Malton units - gina.cormack@northyorkshire.police.uk
- Sarah-Jayne Byrom, Cadets Liaison Officer for Scarborough and Catterick units – sarah-jayne.byrom1@northyorkshire.police.uk