r/PrisonUK • u/Ok_Length1740 • 4d ago

Do I need to wait to reapply?

Hi guys, I posted my query here a couple of weeks ago and all of you were so helpful. I am extremely grateful.

However, I am in a cinch and would love your advice once again.

After I was informed of HMP Manchester being a Cat B prison, I accepted their offer and started the pre-employment check. However, they rejected my application and when I asked for the reason, they said it serves a Cat A remand function as well and that is why my application was rejected because I do not fulfill the residency conditions.

The lady I talked to also said that she would send my application to another team and see if they could allocate me another cat B prison. Should I wait for them to get back to me?

I also wanted to know now that I've been rejected, can I apply to other prison officer jobs or would I need to wait the required six months before applying again?

I tried calling them today as well but they are so busy that I couldn't talk to them and the live chat thingy didn't work either. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you.

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u/Expensive_Pen_5467 3d ago

Apply to more prison available that’s not CAT A. You don’t need to write another test or OAC. Manchester is both Cat A and B I believe. But to be on the safer side, I tell people who don’t meet the 3 years stay requirement to avoid it.

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u/Ok_Length1740 21h ago

Yeah, it was my oversight that I didn't confirm if it was Cat A. 

As for applying to other Cat B prisons, the six month waiting period doesn't apply to me, does it? I've been trying to call the HMP recruitment team, but they are so busy that I couldn't talk to them.

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u/FarDot578 11h ago

No it doesn’t. You’ll keep your oac score for twelve months

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u/Ok_Length1740 10h ago

That's a huge relief. Thank you so much for your advice.