Article 7-1. Competition for positions in law enforcement agencies The Law on Law Enforcement Service

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1. Admission to the law enforcement service on a competitive basis is carried out for vacant and temporarily vacant positions of law enforcement agencies, with the exception of positions of ordinary, junior and middle commanding officers and positions appointed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) in agreement with him, the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The preliminary examination of candidates applying on a competitive basis is carried out by the personnel services and the services of their own (internal) security of law enforcement agencies.

3. The preliminary examination includes checking candidates for service in law enforcement agencies for compliance with the requirements of Articles 6 and 10 of this Law.

4. The competition is held subject to the absence of candidates in the reserve for the vacant position of the appropriate category.

5. The selection of candidates on a competitive basis is carried out by the competition commission of the law enforcement agency, established by the decision of the head of the law enforcement agency or an authorized head.

6. The competition for positions in law enforcement agencies includes a number of successive stages:

1) publication of the announcement of the competition;

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2) acceptance of documents from persons who have expressed a desire to participate in the competition;

3) review of the documents of the bidders for compliance with the established qualification requirements and the requirements established by this Law;

4) an interview with the participants of the competition conducted by the competition commission;

5) medical and psychophysiological examination of the participants of the competition;

6) polygraph examination of the contest participants;

7) conclusion of the competition commission.

7. The announcement of the competition is published on the Internet resource of the law enforcement agency, as well as the authorized body for civil service affairs.

If a competition is held for a temporarily vacant position of a law enforcement agency, this condition is indicated in the announcement of the competition.

8. The competition commission has the right to recommend to the head of a law enforcement agency or an authorized head to enroll a candidate in the reserve to fill a vacant position.

9. The recommendations of the competition committee on admission to the reserve for a vacant position are made in respect of no more than three candidates for each vacant position.

The term of a candidate's stay in the reserve for a vacant position is one year from the date of his enrollment.

The candidate's refusal to take up the proposed position is the basis for excluding him from the reserve for the vacant position.

10. The candidate recommended by the competition commission for appointment to the announced position undergoes a mandatory special check.

Until the results of the mandatory special examination are received, the candidate temporarily performs the duties provided for by the vacant or temporarily vacant position. Employment relations with him are regulated in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

During the period of the mandatory special examination, the provisions of this Law regarding the duties and responsibilities of employees and restrictions related to staying in law enforcement service apply to the candidate.

In case of receiving positive results of a mandatory special check, the period of performance of duties for a vacant or temporarily vacant position is counted in the probation period, as well as in the length of service of law enforcement service (length of service).

11. The procedure for the formation and work of the competition commission, the dates of the stages of the competition, as well as the list of documents required for participation in the competition, are determined by a joint regulatory legal act of the heads of law enforcement agencies.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 6, 2011 No. 380-IV.

This Law regulates public relations related to admission to the law enforcement service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its passage and termination, and also defines the legal status (status), financial support and social protection of law enforcement officers of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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