Teamwork, Integrity and Professional Values
This domain assesses whether you will act as a reliable, honest colleague who upholds the standards of the service. The concepts are: integrity (doing the right thing when unobserved, refusing gifts or improper favours, not covering up mistakes); accountability (owning errors and reporting them promptly); professional boundaries (relationships with prisoners and colleagues stay within policy); teamwork (reliable handovers, supporting colleagues, speaking up about concerns); and whistleblowing and reporting (challenging poor practice through the correct route).
Traps: choosing loyalty to a colleague over the duty to report wrongdoing; staying silent about a minor error that could grow into a security risk; accepting a small gift 'to keep the peace'; and mistaking confidence for secrecy. Questions reward the option that is honest, promptly reported, and handled through the proper channel - even where it is uncomfortable.
Worked example. You notice a colleague has left a set of keys unattended. Options: (a) say nothing to avoid trouble; (b) secure the keys and mention it quietly to the colleague; (c) secure the keys, tell the colleague, and report the incident as required by policy. Option (c) is best: it removes the immediate risk, is honest with the colleague, and follows the reporting duty. Option (b) is tempting but incomplete - a key-security breach must be recorded. Rule of thumb: secure first, tell the person, report through the chain. Integrity means the report does not depend on whether anyone saw it.