After being in the pool for 6 months with no info on a time scale or position in the pool I plucked up the courage to send an e-mail to he recruitment team to ask just this. My reply was...
Thank you for your email.
Unfortunately we are unable to tell you of your position in the hold pool, however as you have been told before you can be in the hold pool for up to a year.
Thank you for your continued interest in British Airways.
Yours sincerely
British Airways Recruitment
[email protected]
British Airways
4 weeks later I was given a course date! I believe the official policy is still 12 months but as many have said already, wether or not that is enforced is another matter! I agree 100% with Wirbelsurm just ask. LC and the team have been very helpful with all the red tape you have to go through when joining new a company so whilst yes they'll never commit to a time frame (as I found out above) I'm sure they will give as much info as possible and confirm the current policy with regard to falling out the pool after a year.
Things are def moving along so stay positive and good luck to everyone!