January 28, 2025 | Human Resources , Officer and Staff: Recruitment and Promotion
Request: FOI/00013435
Category: Human Resources - Promotion
Subject: Inspectors Promotion Exams, years 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024
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.
I wish to make a Freedom of Information request for the following information:
For the PSNI Inspectors promotion processes 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024:
Request 1
The mean/average mark expressed as a percentage.
Answer
2019 – 64
2020 – 71
2022 – 68
2024 - 45
Request 2
The highest mark expressed as a percentage.
Answer
2019 – 88
2020 – 89
2022 – 88
2024 – 85
Request 3
The pass mark expressed as a percentage.
Answer
There are no pass marks set in advance for the PSNI promotion exams. Strategic Promotion and Examination Board (SPEB) determine in advance the number
of candidates they wish to take forward to interview and therefore that number progress.
Request 4
The pass mark expressed as number of correct answers given during the exam, following quality assurance.
Answer
There are no pass marks set in advance for the PSNI promotion exams. Strategic Promotion and Examination Board (SPEB) determine in advance the number
of candidates they wish to take forward to interview and therefore that number progress.
Request 5
The total number of questions in the original exam papers.
Answer
For all years the total number of questions was 100.
Request 6
The number of questions removed after the exams, during the quality assurance process.
Request 7
The percentage of questions removed after the exams, during the quality assurance process.
Answer re 6 and 7
For all years zero questions were removed.