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Hello I suffer from Epilepsy. My two most recent seizures were last year although when I take my medication it is controlled. I had an appointment with the Epilepsy Nurse at the Hospital. I told her my interest in taking up the policing profession and I had put an application forward for the police constable entry program (pcep) within my local county force. The application was past the national sift stage and on the online assessment stage although-withdrawn after the force learnt my inability to obtain a driving licence as a result of my Epilepsy and I just don’t know whether I can obtain a licence or not and they told me to first obtain a driving licence and then therefore apply even though I did state within the application I would require workplace reasonable adjustment. And I did state to them that I am Epileptic on the basis of being honest and truthful yet at the same time I got told the nurse this can be disclosed at the recruitment stage. So she told me by-having my application withdrawn and due to me informing-them of my inability to drive whilst also requesting for reasonable adjustments and disclosing that I have Epilepsy,I was discriminated. This is even after speaking with officers-who have told me there’s police officers within the force-who suffer from Epilepsy yet work the profession and the nurse did say that I could do a Helpdesk role within the police force or even be working as a second response officer alongside the officer driving and on duty.

Any help or advice on what to do please I really want to-enter the policing profession, it really seems interesting but I don’t know what to do next?

Reply 1

I don't know much about this but hearing from what you've said it does sound like discrimination. Do they have contact information for anyone you can get in touch with? Maybe someone who can guide you within the organisation itself if other police officers are attesting to their being epileptic officer within the profession...it doesn't seem to be barrier. It seems more like laziness on their part on not wanting to do adjustments for your needs.

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by Ilovelovelegends
I don't know much about this but hearing from what you've said it does sound like discrimination. Do they have contact information for anyone you can get in touch with? Maybe someone who can guide you within the organisation itself if other police officers are attesting to their being epileptic officer within the profession...it doesn't seem to be barrier. It seems more like laziness on their part on not wanting to do adjustments for your needs.

Thank you. The force recruitment department is not helpful and useless. I’m unsure of what to do. And I feel really sad.

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by User_name001
Thank you. The force recruitment department is not helpful and useless. I’m unsure of what to do. And I feel really sad.

Usually, emailing from bottom up to top level works. My sibling was having issues with a training provider and I looked up customer service and complaints email address, cced them all in one, even though when I called the customer service guy, he said much can't be done. When I sent the email, I heard back from the manager of customer service instead who prompted the training organisers.

If the recruitment people are not helping is there any other people you can contact within that police branch...maybe even other branches***? Someone who cares may have a way about it. I also wonder if any government related organisation are involved in reviewing them?

I think ACAS is something https://www.acas.org.uk/about-us to look into maybe?
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by Ilovelovelegends
Usually, emailing from bottom up to top level works. My sibling was having issues with a training provider and I looked up customer service and complaints email address, cced them all in one, even though when I called the customer service guy, he said much can't be done. When I sent the email, I heard back from the manager of customer service instead who prompted the training organisers.
If the recruitment people are not helping is there any other people you can contact within that police branch...maybe even other branches***? Someone who cares may have a way about it. I also wonder if any government related organisation are involved in reviewing them?
I think ACAS is something https://www.acas.org.uk/about-us to look into maybe?

Thank you and once again thank you for the link sent.

Reply 5

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by User_name001
Thank you and once again thank you for the link sent.

Also you might want to post this in the subreddit page within Uk, and the other related subreddit, people there might have a bit more info on what to do. Good luck!

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by Ilovelovelegends
Also you might want to post this in the subreddit page within Uk, and the other related subreddit, people there might have a bit more info on what to do. Good luck!

Okay thank you

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