April 03, 2025 | Human Resources , Officer and Staff: Recruitment and Promotion
Request Number: F-14149
Category: Human Resources - Recruitment
Subject: Current recruitment stages
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request 1
How many people passed the ist?
Answer
2,630 passed the IST.
Request 2
How many failed?
Answer
1,213 failed.
Request 3
What was the pass mark?
Answer
The pass mark was 79.
Request 4
What is the reason for the 2 week delay between ist closing and results being sent out?
Answer
The IST closed just before midnight on 05/03/25 and the IST results were issued on the afternoon of 13/03/25. Time between the IST closing and IST results being issued is used for various activities, including; extraction of result data from the IST host’s platform, result verification checks, and result communications preparation.
Request 5
When will a recruitment graph be uploaded to the website?
Answer
It is assumed that this refers to the recruitment stats webpage / pie chart (as per
https://www.joinpsni.co.uk/police-officer/recruitment-stats).
This webpage covers data in relation to campaigns which have progressed to the PSNI Managed Stages of recruitment. Such data is usually published per campaign after the final Merit List has been transferred to PSNI. An exact date is yet to be set as to when this webpage / pie chart will be published in relation to the 2025 recruitment process, however it is estimated that this will be published by autumn 2025 (i.e. after the final 2025 Merit List has been transferred to PSNI).