www.iva.co.uk

I've just been looking at jobs on a police website. i fancy a change in jobs and wouldn't have minded some of the jobs i seen on their site. i've always fancied working in the police.

after reading the application form, OMG. i don't think i'll bother.
after doing a check on every single person in your family (which is fair enough as you could have jack the ripper as a brother) it then goes onto your finances. asks a load of questions about if you've ever had a loan cancelled. etc.
anyway i read in the notes that came with it about if you've been to court for debts. which i'm assuming would include an iva they won't consider you.
HOW RUBBISH IS THAT. i mean yeah i've got into a mess but i've dealt with it. i can't believe they won't employ you because of it. i thought there was a thing called equal opportunities??? or does having debt problems pose as a risk cos they think you might be a thief. i maybe wrong but this just pushed the wrong button with me. lol
i'm sick of my job and want to look for a new one but now it looks like i'm stuck till i'm out of my iva.
arghhhhhhhhh!!!! sorry to rant. it just annoyed me.

Hi
Some people have been successful,I think it depends on the area that you are in and the view that the relevant authority takes
Regards

i think it just annoyed me because i really want a change in jobs and now know that i doubt i'll be able to go into the line of work i want to do because of the mess i've got into with debts from my own stupidity. [:(!]

Hi Connie, I don't think it is because they think you would be a thief, it is more than likely to do with whether you could be blackmailed if you hadn't declared your situation.I think if you are to declare everything they would be ok about an IVA. Not an expert mind but have been looking at this kind of work myself so have asked around abit. I think they call it honesty and integrity. So therfore if they know about it and somebody was trying to put you in a compromising position it would put a halt to the situation. Good luck in finding a new career.

I totally agree with you Connie. I've wanted to join the police for years, but I've got to wait until I've been discharged for 3 years before I can apply.

Good luck with finding a new job x

Connie, if it is for police staff and it's not a job in a sensitive area, you should apply. I think what they do if you are in an IVA is call you in for a separate interview to find out about it.

I'm sure one or two people on here have been successful.

ok i'll look into it then, thanks.
yeah i see what you mean about the honesty bit and can see there reasons why they do that.
one of the jobs was working in the control room taking 999 calls so i suppose that would be sensitive information but the job i do now is all data protection related.
i just fancied a change i work in local government and have done since i was 17 i just think if i never get out now i never will. the only thing is the moneys good so i need to find something either more money or the same.
its either that or waiting 5 year till the iva finishes then i can maybe go back to college and learn something new.

Connie - the bit about Court means if a creditor has taken you to Court, rather than you using the Court to help you make an repayment programme with your creditors. If the job seems right for you - go for it!

I think sensitive stuff would be to do with financial things and some of the more hush hush department where the powers that be think that you could be corrupted.

I doubt if control room staff would come under that as other than answer 999 calls, you would not be dealing with members of the public and they wouldn't have a clue who you were anyway.

Go for it, they can only say no.

Go for it Connie the worst they can say is no! I don't think they will though. I wasn't in IVA when I got my job but my finances were by no means good! I had to have an interview just regarding my finances, and it was by no means scry - more embarrassing but I coped and got the job. Good luck XX

thank you. x made me feel a bit better.

Those of you who may have seen previous posts of mine will know i was a police officer.
You may not know that i was asked to resign when it was discovered i lied on my application form.
They found out my parents were married.

I think the connection between being in debt and honesty isnt right. When I was at the lowest point in my life, which just happened to be the highest point in my debt, like just at the start of it all. I worked in the NHS, doing home visits to vunerable and sick elderely (mainly) people. I lost count of the number of times these people tried to pay me, I didnt accept of course, I wouldnt even ever have considered it. There were times when I got lost on these rounds and was very short of petrol but still I would rather have run out than to have been dishonest or abused my position of trust.

I know exactly what you mean Lilli. I could be quite finacially secure if I were dishonest. I think it is silly that it is only jobs where you were for public services etc that you have to be vetted for. I could probably get a job in the local supermarket on a checkout handing money back and forward no problem, yet a job where I push paper round a desk is more difficult to get because I have had some debts - doesn't make sense??

It is totally stupid. Having taken control of your debts, you are now on your way to a debt free life. It is those who are still struggling that could possibly give cause for concern, but as long as they are managing to pay their minimum payments by whatever means (further credit probably), they are deemed to be ok.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that anyone in financial difficulties would be dishonest.