The Police Regulations 1987

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1 REVOCATIONS

Regulations	References
The Police Regulations 1979 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1979/1470.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1980 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1980/405.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1980 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1980/803.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1980 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1980/1455.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1981 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1981/41.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1981 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1981/1371.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1982 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1982/271.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1982 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1982/1486.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1983 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1983/160.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1983 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1983/1349.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1983 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1983/1812.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1984 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1984/1590.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1984 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1984/1808.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1985 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1985/130.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1985 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1985/885.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1985 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1985/1045.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1985 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1985/1577.
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 1986 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1986/784.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1986 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1986/2032.
The Police (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1986 ... ... ... ...	S.I. 1986/2241.

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 2 RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCES

1.  A member of a police force shall at all times abstain from any activity which is likely to interfere with the impartial discharge of his duties or which is likely to give rise to the impression amongst members of the public that it may so interfere; and in particular a member of a police force shall not take any active part in politics.

2.  A member of a police force shall not reside at premises which are not for the time being approved by the chief officer of police.

3.—(1) A member of a police force shall not, without the previous consent of the chief officer of police, receive a lodger in a house or quarters with which he is provided by the police authority or sub-let any part of the house or quarters.

(2) A member of a police force shall not, unless he has previously given written notice to the chief officer of police, receive a lodger in a house in which he resides and in respect of which he receives a rent allowance or sub-let any part of such a house.

4.  A member of a police force shall not wilfully refuse or neglect to discharge any lawful debt.

Regulation 33

SCHEDULE 3 ANNUAL LEAVE

1.—(1) Subject to regulation 33, and the provisions of this Schedule, every member of a police force of or above the rank of superintendent shall be granted in each leave year the following period of annual leave, namely—

(a) in the case of a member of the rank of superintendent, 31 days;

(b) in the case of a member of a rank higher than that of superintendent who has not completed 10 years' relevant service, not less than 42 days; and

(c) in any other case, not less than 48 days.

(2) Subject as aforesaid and to paragraph (3) below every member of a police force holding a rank below that of superintendent shall be granted in each leave year commencing after 31st December 1986 the period of leave set out opposite his relevant service as a member of a police force in the Table below:—

Table

Relevant service	Annual leave
Under 5 years' relevant service	20 days
5 or more years' relevant service	22 days
10 or more years' relevant service	25 days
15 or more years' relevant service	26 days
20 or more years' relevant service	28 days

(3) Where the annual leave entitlement of a member of a police force immediately before the coming into effect of this paragraph, in respect of the first leave year commencing after 31st December 1986, exceeded the period prescribed in his case in respect of that year by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph he shall continue to be entitled to be granted such greater period of leave until such time as he shall have completed such number of years' relevant service as, by virtue of the said provisions, entitle him to an increased period of leave.

2.  In the leave year in which a member of a police force is appointed to, is promoted in, or retires from the force or completes such number of years' relevant service as will entitle him to an increased period of annual leave, his annual leave shall be calculated at the rate of a twelfth of the period of annual leave appropriate, under paragraph 1, to the rank held by him for each complete month of service in that rank in the leave year in question, a fraction of a day being reckoned as a day:

Provided that where a member of a police force is promoted or completes the said number of years' relevant service while completing a month’s service in the leave year in question, he shall be treated for the purposes of this paragraph as if he had been promoted or, as the case may be, completed the said number of years' relevant service at the beginning of that month’s service.

3.—(1) In the case of a member of a police force of a rank not higher than that of superintendent, the chief officer of police may, in his discretion and subject to the exigencies of duty—

(a) notwithstanding anything in paragraphs 1 and 2, where he is satisfied that, in any leave year, the member has not taken the full period of annual leave specified in those paragraphs, grant the member, during the following leave year, additional days of annual leave not exceeding the number of days not taken, so, however, that he shall not exercise his discretion so as to grant more than 5 additional days of annual leave to a member unless he is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances and that it is in the interests of efficiency to do so;

(b) grant the member not more than 5 additional days of annual leave, to be taken in the last month of the leave year, subject to a corresponding reduction being effected in the member’s period of annual leave under paragraph 1 for the following year.

4.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), days of annual leave granted under this Schedule may be taken, in the discretion of the chief officer of police and subject to the exigencies of duty, as a single period, or as single days, or in periods of more than one day or as half days.

(2) In the case of a member below the rank of superintendent, not more than 3 days of annual leave shall be taken as half days, and where annual leave is so taken, the member—

(a) shall do duty on that day for 4 hours, and

(b) shall not be entitled to be allowed an interval for refreshment such as is mentioned in regulation 26(3).

5.—(1) Where a member of a police force has been recalled to duty from a period of absence from duty to which this paragraph applies, he shall be granted, in compensation for being recalled to duty on any day during that period which is a day of annual leave or a day taken off in lieu of overtime—

(a) if he was so recalled to duty for 1 or 2 days (whether or not in the latter case those days formed a single period), 2 days' annual leave in lieu of each such day for which he was so recalled; or

(b) if he was so recalled to duty for 3 or more days (whether or not forming a single period), 2 days' annual leave in lieu of each of the first 2 such days for which he was so recalled, and 1½ days' annual leave in lieu of each such day for which he was so recalled thereafter.

(2) This paragraph applies to a period of absence from duty of 3 or more days, where at least one of those days is a day of annual leave and the other days, if not days of annual leave, are rostered rest days, days taken off in lieu of overtime, public holidays (or days taken off in lieu thereof) or monthly leave days, or any combination thereof.

6.—(1) For the purposes of this Schedule, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—

“leave year” means that period of 12 months beginning on such date as may from time to time be determined by the police authority;

“relevant service” means any service which the member concerned is entitled to reckon for the purposes of his scale of pay together with any service which he was previously so entitled to reckon—

(a)

in the case of a member below the rank of superintendent, in any lower rank;

(b)

in any other case, in the rank of superintendent or any higher rank.

except that relevant service shall not include any such service as is mentioned in regulation 43.

(2) Where a member of an aerodrome constabulary has been transferred to a police force by an order under section 30 of the Aviation Security Act 1982(1) then, for the purposes of this paragraph, his service in any rank in that constabulary shall be treated as if it were service in the corresponding rank in a police force.

Regulations 5, 36, 37 and 70

SCHEDULE 4 UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS

1.—(1) In this Schedule a reference to a university scholar is a reference to a member of a police force nominated for a course of university study by the Secretary of State or by the police authority maintaining the force of which he is a member in pursuance of arrangements in that behalf approved by the Secretary of State and, in relation to such a member, the expression “course” means the course for which he has been nominated and which he has undertaken and “study” means study for the purposes of that course.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph a full-time course leading to a degree awarded by the Council for National Academic Awards shall be treated as a course of university study notwithstanding that the course is provided otherwise than at a university.

2.  Regulations 26, 28 and 29 shall not apply to a university scholar for the duration of his course except for such period or periods, if any, as he is engaged otherwise than in study.

3.—(1) This paragraph shall apply to a university scholar, not being a member of the City of London or of the metropolitan police force, who has undertaken a course of study given wholly or mainly at an institution within the City of London or the metropolitan police district.

(2) Where such a university scholar takes up residence within the City of London or the metropolitan police district and the taking up of such residence is, in the opinion of the police authority, due to his having undertaken his course, then, for the duration of the course (whether or not he is so resident throughout that period), he shall be entitled to supplementary pay at the rate of £885 a year and his rate of pay, determined in accordance with Part IV of these Regulations, shall be increased accordingly.

4.—(1) Where a university scholar moves his home and the removal is in the opinion of the police authority due to his having undertaken his course, then, notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 49, the rent allowance to be paid to him shall be that which would be payable to him under that regulation if he was a member of the force of the police area in which his home is for the time being situate.

(2) Where a university scholar does not move his home, then, regulation 50 shall have effect in relation to him for the duration of his course—

(a) as if for paragraph (1)(a)(iii) there were substituted the following provision:—

“(iii) satisfies the police authority that the only reason he is not so living is that he could not, without detriment to his studies, return daily to the family home,”;

(b) as if for paragraph (1)(b) there were substituted the following provision:—

“(b) a member of a police force, other than such a member as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), who satisfies the police authority that the only reason why he is not living in his former accommodation is that he could not, without detriment to his studies, return daily thereto,”; and

(c) as if for paragraph (2)(a) and (b) there were substituted the following provision:—

“if he were living with his family or, as the case may be, in his former accommodation.”.

(3) Where a university scholar moves his home and the removal is, in the opinion of the police authority, due to his having undertaken or completed his course of study and is, in their opinion, reasonable in all the circumstances of his case, regulation 53 shall have effect in his case as if the removal were such as is mentioned in paragraph (1) thereof.

Regulation 37

SCHEDULE 5 SCALES OF PAY

1.—(1) The annual pay of a member holding a rank referred to in the first column of the following Table A shall, subject as hereinafter provided, be determined by reference to his service in that rank in accordance with the scale set opposite to his rank—

(a) in the case of a member of the City of London or metropolitan police force, in the second and third columns of the said Table;

(b) in any other case, in the second and fourth columns.

Table A

		Annual pay
Rank	Service in Rank	London	Provinces
		£	£
Chief Superintendent	Less than 1 year	24,372	24,372
	After 1 year	24,720	24,720
	After 2 years	25,275	25,275
	After 3 years	25,878	25,878
Superintendent	Less than 1 year	22,482	21,924
	After 1 year	22,923	22,482
	After 2 years	23,361	23,040
	After 3 years	23,805	23,805
Chief Inspector	Less than 1 year	16,887	16,116
	After 1 year	17,304	16,566
	After 2 years	17,748	17,016
	After 3 years	18,222	17,472
	After 4 years	18,693	17,928
Inspector	Less than 1 year	14,958	14,193
	After 1 year	15,375	14,637
	After 2 years	15,918	15,213
	After 3 years	16,407	15,660
	After 4 years	16,887	16,116
Sergeant	Less than 1 year	12,372	12,372
	After 1 year	12,936	12,936
	After 2 years	13,389	13,389
	After 3 years	13,836	13,836
	After 4 years	14,193	14,193

(2) Except in the case of a member of the City of London or metropolitan police force, where immediately before 1st September 1978 the annual pay of a chief superintendent was greater than £8,703, his annual pay determined in accordance with Table A above shall be increased by £147.

(3) Except in the case of a member of the City of London or metropolitan police force, where immediately before 1st September 1978 the annual pay of a superintendent was greater than £7,839, his annual pay determined in accordance with Table A above shall be increased by £42.

(4) Where a member of the City of London or metropolitan police force holding the rank of chief superintendent has held that rank or the rank of superintendent in one or other of those forces at all times since 1st September 1985, his annual pay determined in accordance with Table A shall be increased by £474.

(5) Where a member of the City of London or metropolitan police force holding the rank of superintendent has held that rank in one or other of those forces at all times since 1st September 1985, his annual pay determined in accordance with Table A shall be increased—

(a) where he has, or is to be treated as having, more than two years' reckonable service in that rank, by £474;

(b) where he has, or is to be treated as having, more than one but less than two years' such service, by £624; and

(c) in any other case, by £855.

(6) Where a member of the City of London police force holding the rank of chief inspector held that rank immediately before 1st September 1978, his annual pay determined in accordance with Table A above shall be increased by £450.

(7) Where a member is promoted to or appointed in the rank of superintendent and the aggregate amount of his pay and of his allowances under regulations 28, 29, 57 and 67 in respect of his period of service in the rank of chief inspector during the year immediately before the date of his promotion or appointment exceeded the amount which would have been the aggregate of his pay and of any allowance under regulation 57 in respect of that period of service had he been a superintendent with less than a year’s reckonable service in that rank, his annual pay shall be determined as if he had an additional year’s service in the rank of superintendent.

(8) Where a member promoted to or appointed in the rank of chief inspector or inspector last served before his promotion or appointment—

(a) in the case of a chief inspector, in the rank of inspector;

(b) in the case of an inspector, in the rank of sergeant,

and had 4 or more years' reckonable service in the rank of inspector or, as the case may be, of sergeant, then his annual pay for the rank he holds shall be determined as if he had an additional year’s service therein.

(9) Where a member promoted to or appointed in the rank of sergeant last served before his promotion or appointment in the rank of constable, then his annual pay for the rank of sergeant shall be determined—

(a) if he had 12 or more (but less than 14) years' reckonable service as a constable, as if he had an additional year’s service as a sergeant;

(b) if he had 14 or more years' service as a constable, as if he had an additional 2 years' service as a sergeant.

(10) In sub-paragraphs (7) to (9) any reference to a member’s reckonable service in any rank is a reference to the service reckonable for the purposes of his scale of pay in the rank including any additional service reckonable by virtue of this paragraph or otherwise.

2.—(1) The annual pay of a member holding the rank of constable shall, subject as hereinafter provided, be determined by reference to his reckonable service in accordance with the scale in the following Table B.

Table B

Annual pay of constables

Reckonable service	Annual Pay
	£
Before completing 1 year of service ... ... ... ...	7,752
After 1 year of service ... ... ... ...	8,289
After 2 years of service ... ... ... ...	9,756
After 3 years of service ... ... ... ...	9,987
After 4 years of service ... ... ... ...	10,317
After 5 years of service ... ... ... ...	10,671
After 6 years of service ... ... ... ...	11,013
After 7 years of service ... ... ... ...	11,355
After 8 years of service ... ... ... ...	11,691
After 12 years of service ... ... ... ...	12,372
After 15 years of service ... ... ... ...	12,936

(2) In the case of a constable who first became a member of a police force after he had attained the age of 22 years, his annual pay during the period before he completes 2 years' reckonable service shall be determined in accordance with Table B as if at all times during that period he had two years' reckonable service.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) any reference to a member’s reckonable service is a reference to the service reckonable for the purposes of his scale of pay; and

(b) in determining whether or not a person has served continuously as a member of a police force there shall be disregarded any break in service occurring on transfer from one police force to another or which ends with the man exercising a statutory right of reversion to his police force.

3.  The scale of pay of a member holding a rank above that of constable, not being a rank mentioned in Table A in paragraph 1, shall be such as shall be determined by the Secretary of State.

Regulation 37

SCHEDULE 6 EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON PAY AND ALLOWANCES

1.—(1) Subject to paragraph 3, a member of a police force suspended under the Discipline Regulations who—

(a) is detained in pursuance of a sentence of a court in a prison or other institution to which the Prison Act 1952(2) applies, or is in custody (whether in prison or elsewhere) between conviction by a court and sentence, or

(b) has absented himself from duty and whose whereabouts are unknown to the chief officer of police (or a deputy chief officer acting as chief officer),

shall not, by virtue of regulation 37, be entitled to pay in respect of his period in detention or custody or, as the case may be, in respect of the period during which his whereabouts are unknown as aforesaid.

(2) Where the member suspended is a chief constable or other senior officer within the meaning of the Police (Discipline) (Senior Officers) Regulations 1985(3), sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for the reference therein to the chief officer of police (or a deputy chief officer acting as chief officer) there were substituted a reference to the police authority.

2.  Subject to paragraph 3, a member of a police force suspended under the Discipline Regulations shall not, by virtue of Part V of these Regulations, be entitled to any allowance, in respect of the period of suspension, other than—

(a) a rent allowance, supplementary rent allowance, or compensatory grant; or

(b) in the case of a member to whom paragraph 1(1) does not apply, a London allowance or an allowance under regulation 71.

3.  Where a member of a police force returns to duty when the period of suspension comes to an end and—

(a) it has been decided that he shall not be charged with a disciplinary offence, or

(b) he has been so charged and all the charges have been dismissed, or

(c) he has been so charged and has been punished by a reduction in his rate of pay, fine, reprimand or caution.

he shall receive, as from the date of his suspension, the pay to which, but for paragraph 1, and the allowances to which, but for paragraph 2, he would have been entitled by virtue of these Regulations.

4.  Where a member of a police force is fined under the Discipline Regulations, the fine shall, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, be recoverable by way of deductions from the member’s pay during the period of 13 weeks following the imposition of the fine so, however, that the aggregate sum which may be deducted in pursuance of this paragraph in respect of any one week (whether on account of one or more fines) shall not exceed a seventh of his weekly pay:

Provided that in the event of the member leaving the police force, the whole amount of any fine unpaid may be deducted from any pay then due.

Regulation 58

SCHEDULE 7 SUBSISTENCE, REFRESHMENT AND LODGING ALLOWANCES

1.—(1) Subject as hereafter in this Schedule provided, the amount of a subsistence, refreshment or lodging allowance payable under regulation 58(4) shall be in accordance with such scale appropriate to the rank of the member of a police force concerned as shall be determined by the Secretary of State; and separate scales shall be determined for members of the rank of superintendent and for members below that rank.

(2) The scales of refreshment allowances shall provide for the allowance payable in respect of one meal and that payable in respect of two meals.

(3) The scales of subsistence allowances shall provide for the allowance payable in respect of a period of retention or engagement on duty of—

(a) over 5 hours but not exceeding 8 hours;

(b) over 8 hours but not exceeding 12 hours;

(c) over 12 hours but not exceeding 24 hours;

(d) over 24 hours.

2.  If a lodging allowance is payable as well as a subsistence allowance in respect of a period of retention or engagement on duty of 16 hours or less, the subsistence allowance shall be of the amount appropriate to a retention or engagement for a period exceeding 8 hours and not exceeding 12 hours.

3.  If the chief officer of police is satisfied in any particular case that the amount of the allowances calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 is not sufficient to cover the actual expenses necessarily incurred, he may authorise payment of the difference.

4.  If the chief officer of police is satisfied in any particular case that the amount of the allowances calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 would be excessive having regard to the additional expenses necessarily incurred, he may direct that the amount of the allowances shall be reduced to such an amount as he determines, not being less than the amount of such expenses.

5.  If in any particular case or class of cases the period of retention or engagement on duty exceeds a week and the chief officer of police is satisfied that the amount of the allowances calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 would be excessive, he may direct that there shall be granted in lieu thereof of a weekly allowance at such lower rate as may be necessary to cover the reasonable expenses of the member concerned.

6.  If a member of a police force below the rank of superintendent is required during any period to accompany a member of that or a higher rank, paragraph 1 shall apply to his case as respects that period as if he held the rank of superintendent.

Regulation 60

SCHEDULE 8 MOTOR VEHICLE ALLOWANCES

1.  For the purposes of regulation 60 and this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:—

“authorised use” means the use, authorised under regulation 60, of a motor vehicle owned by the member of a police force concerned for the purposes of his duties as a member of that force or, where he has been statutorily transferred from one force to another force, as a member of either of those forces, and “period of authorised use” means the period during which such use is authorised;

“cyclinder capacity” means the cylinder capacity of the engine of a vehicle calculated in accordance with the regulations from time to time in force under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971(4);

“motor bicycle” means a mechanically propelled bicycle (including a motor scooter, a bicycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power and a mechanically propelled bicycle used for drawing a sidecar);

“motor car” means a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motor bicycle and, accordingly, includes a mechanically propelled tricycle;

“year” means a period of twelve months beginning on such date as may be determined by the police authority;

and a reference to a motor vehicle owned by a member of a police force is a reference to such a vehicle kept and used by him.

2.—(1) Subject as hereinafter provided, the amount of a motor vehicle allowance payable at the essential user’s rate shall in any year comprise a fixed element and a mileage element calculated as provided in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) The fixed element shall be calculated by reference to the number of completed months comprised in the period of authorised use for the year in question, at such annual rate as is specified by the Secretary of State by reference to the cylinder capacity of the motor car in question.

(3) The mileage element shall be calculated in relation to authorised use at such rate as is specified by the Secretary of State by reference to the cylinder capacity of the motor car in question, and for that purpose he may so specify—

(a) a basic rate, in relation to authorised use not exceeding such mileage as is specified by him (“the basic mileage”), and

(b) a reduced rate in relation to authorised use in excess of the basic mileage.

(4) Where in any year a motor vehicle allowance is payable at the essential user’s rate it shall be payable in such instalments, in advance or in arrears, as the police authority may determine; but when the amount of the allowance for that year is finally calculated, any over-payment shall be recoverable.

(5) Where in any year a motor vehicle allowance is payable at the essential user’s rate to a member of a police force and the member is on sick leave, or maternity leave, or the motor car in question is out of order, for a continuous period of four or more weeks in that year the allowance shall be reduced by such amount as the police authority, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determines as being appropriate in all the circumstances.

(6) Where in any year a motor vehicle allowance is payable at the essential user’s rate but the period of authorised use is a fraction only of that year, sub-paragraph (3) shall have effect as if for the reference to the basic mileage there were substituted a reference to the corresponding fraction of that mileage; and for the purposes of this paragraph the monthly rate of the fixed element of such an allowance so payable shall be taken to be a twelfth of the annual rate.

3.  The amount of a motor vehicle allowance payable at the casual user’s rate shall in any year be an amount calculated in relation to the mileage of authorised use in that year at such rate as is specified by the Secretay of State by reference to that mileage and the cylinder capacity of the motor car in question, except that where the amount of the allowance would be less if it were calculated at the essential user’s rate, it shall be an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2.

4.  The amount of a motor vehicle allowance payable to a member of a police force shall not exceed that which would be payable if the vehicle in question were of such a cylinder capacity, not being less than 1,000 c.c., as the chief officer of police, with the approval of the police authority, has determined appropriate for use for the purposes of the duties normally performed by the member concerned.

Regulation 61

SCHEDULE 9 BICYCLE ALLOWANCE

1.  The amount of a bicycle allowance shall be calculated by reference to the duration of the authority given for the purposes of regulation 61 at such annual rate as is specified by the Secretary of State.

2.  The allowance shall be payable quarterly or at such shorter intervals as the police authority may determine in advance or in arrears, as they may determine; but where payment is made in advance, any overpayment shall be recoverable.

Regulation 62

SCHEDULE 10 TYPEWRITER ALLOWANCE

1.  The amount of a typewriter allowance shall be calculated by reference to the duration of the authority given for the purposes of regulation 62 at such annual rate as is specified by the Secretary of State.

2.  The allowance shall be payable quarterly or at such shorter intervals as the police authority may determine in advance or in arrears, as they may determine; but where payment is made in advance, any overpayment shall be recoverable.

Regulation 63

SCHEDULE 11 DOG HANDLER'S ALLOWANCE

1.  Subject as hereinafter provided, a dog handler’s allowance shall be payable—

(a) in the case of a constable, at the annual rate of £567,

(b) in any other case, at the annual rate of £771.

2.  Where the member keeps and cares for at his home more than one dog owned by the police authority, the annual rate of the allowance shall be multiplied by the number of such dogs so kept and cared for.

Regulation 73

SCHEDULE 12 ISSUE OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT

1.  The uniform specified in the following Tables for men and women respectively shall be issued in accordance with those Tables subject to any modifications approved by the Secretary of State:

Provided that where particular duties or the duties of a particular member of a police force entail greater or less wear than normal the issue of any article of uniform may be made as required:—

Tables

Men

Article	Issue	Maximum number in issue
Jacket.	1 annually (period of wear 4 years).	4
Trousers.	2 pairs annually (period of wear 2 years).	4 pairs.
Greatcoat.	If the police authority approves the issue of greatcoats to the force, as required.	1
Cape.	As required.	2
Raincoat or mackintosh.	As required.	2
Headdress.	As required.	2
Shirts (either collar attached or complete with 3 separate collars).	After an initial issue of not less than 4 nor more than 6 (as the police authority may determine) 3 annually or, in the case of shirts with separate collars, 2 annually.	—
Ties.	2 annually.	—
Long sleeved pullover or jersey.	As required.	2

Women

Article	Issue	Maximum number in issue
Jacket.	1 annually (period of wear 4 years).	4
Skirt or pair of trousers.	2 annually (period of wear 2 years).	4
Greatcoat.	As required.	1 or 2 (as the police authority may determine).
Other outer garments comprising the following items—
(a) a coat being a raincoat or mackintosh, or	As required.	2
(b) a cloak, a gaberdine coat and a fully waterproofed coat as the police authority may determine.	As required.	1 of each item
Headdress.	As required.	2
Shirts (general issue, either collar attached or complete with 3 separate collars).	After an initial issue of not less than 4 nor more than 6 (as the police authority may determine), 2 annually.	—
Shirts (summer issue, for wear with or without ties).	After an initial issue of 3, 2 annually.	—
Ties.	2 annually.	—
Long sleeved pullover or jersey.	As required.	2

2.  Uniform or equipment issued by the police authority which is lost or damaged otherwise than owing to the member’s default or is faulty or is ill-fitting shall be replaced or repaired by the police authority free of charge:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to minor repairs or alterations which can be satisfactorily carried out by the member.

3.  Clothing for particular duties such as mounted duty, cycling, driving of vehicles, or stable duty shall be issued as required.

4.  Where, in the case of women members, stockings or tights are provided by the police authority for the purposes of duty the issue shall be at the rate of 24 pairs annually.

5.  Issues of equipment shall be made as circumstances require.

(1)

1982 c. 36.

(2)

1952 c. 52.

(3)

S.I. 1985/519.

(4)

1971 c. 10.