Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These regulations amend the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 by providing that the holding of a prohibited business interest is a bar on appointment as a police reserve trainee and thus on appointment as a member of the PSNI Reserve. Business interests of the descriptions mentioned in new regulation 2A(2) of the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 are prohibited if they could reasonably be regarded as affecting a person’s ability to discharge his duties as a reserve constable in accordance with the Police Service of Northern Ireland Code of Ethics.
These regulations also amend the functions of the vetting panel established under regulation 12 of the Police (Recruitment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001. The Chief Constable may already refer to the panel the question of the suitability of a candidate for appointment as a police trainee or a police reserve trainee. These regulations clarify the role of the panel on the question of eligibility for appointment under the rules on business interests and criminal convictions.