Does the Policing Board feel that the recruitment cost of £10,000 per officer is value for money?
Given the importance of the task that individuals are being recruited to undertake and the potential for them to be in post for between 25 and 30 years the Policing Board is satisfied that a rigorous and sophisticated recruitment process is in place. Such processes are not cheap, but the Policing Board is confident that a good recruitment process is an investment in the long term future not just of the officer but of the police service as whole. As with all processes, the need to achieve both efficiency and effectiveness is of paramount importance and all opportunities to ensure that the best outcome is achieved in the most cost effective way are considered by PSNI who manage the Consensia contract.
