Steps to Take If You’re Unfairly Disqualified from Police Recruitment

The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has opened recruitment for 10,000 qualified police constables.

In the notice, NPSC urged the public to report any incidents of recruitment malpractices to the nearest Police Station or call 0709099000, 999, 911, 112, or #fichuakwaDCI 0800722203. 

This is the same step candidates should take if they feel that they have been unfairly disqualified during the recruitment process.

Candidates should ask the police officers in charge the main reason why they have been disqualified.

They should prepare evidence or documentation to challenge the reason.

Afterward, the candidates can write a formal appeal letter and submit it through any of the means given above.

NPSC Police Recruitment Review

The Commission normally undertakes a review of the recruitment under Regulation 14(13) to ascertain whether the returns and the process have met the prescribed standards.

If upon review of the returns and of the entire recruitment process as required under paragraph the Commission finds anomalies that may bring the integrity of the recruitment process into question or where a complaint has been received by the Commission against any step of the recruitment process, the Commission may undertake or cause to be undertaken an investigation into the recruitment process.

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Where a report is received by the Commission upon investigation undertaken under the Commission, the Commission may take corrective steps.

Such corrective steps may include the following—

• Disciplinary action will be taken against the concerned recruitment official.
• Annulment of the results of the concerned recruitment center or centers and order the repeat of the recruitment exercise in the affected center or centers.
• Annulment and repeat of the entire exercise where the anomalies reported relate to many recruitment centers and affect the integrity of the entire exercise.
• Recommend the prosecution of persons suspected of committing any criminal offenses in the recruitment process.
• Any action that the Commission may consider appropriate.

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NPSC Functions

NPSC will perform its functions while undertaking any action specified above.

The Commission will investigate the complaint in any manner it deems fit and just.

It also receives written or oral statements and is not bound by the strict rules of evidence.

NPSC also requires the cooperation of other state agencies, departments, or organs as may be necessary for the effective discharge of its functions under these Regulations.

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