#JUSK2531449AOrder of November 19, 2025, Authorizing the Opening of a Professional Examination for the Grade of Senior Prison Guard, Expertise Track, for 2026
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This law announces the opening of a professional examination in 2026 for prison guards to advance to the grade of senior prison guard in the expertise track. It specifies the registration window, conditions for application, and deadlines. The law affects current prison guards in France seeking career advancement. It outlines procedures for those with disabilities requiring special accommodations.
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Key Changes
- Opening of professional examination for senior prison guard grade in 2026
- Specifies registration, application conditions, and deadlines
- Procedures for candidates with disabilities needing accommodations
Obligations
What this law requires
Prison guards must register for the professional examination between Monday, November 24, 2025 at 00:00 and Friday, January 2, 2026 at 12:00 Paris time, either electronically via the Apnet site or by obtaining a printed form from their regional interregional recruitment unit
Candidates with disabilities requesting exam accommodations must submit a medical certificate from an approved physician to their regional interregional penitentiary services unit by Friday, January 9, 2026, electronically. The certificate must be issued less than six months before the examination date
Candidates must submit their Professional Experience Recognition File (RAEP) as a single PDF file under 20 MB to their regional interregional penitentiary services unit by Friday, January 9, 2026 at 12:00 Paris time. Incomplete or late submissions will be rejected
Candidates residing in overseas territories, abroad, in pregnancy, with disabilities, or with health conditions requiring accommodations for the oral examination must submit a request with supporting documentation to concourssvt.dap@justice.gouv.fr by Friday, April 3, 2026 to request videoconference participation
Candidates must only submit paper dossiers by postal mail with a postmark dated January 2, 2026 or earlier. Dossiers with later postmarks, lacking postmarks, or sent by email, fax, or other non-postal methods will be refused