Liability for acts of seconded staffE+W
8(1)The [F1Office] shall be liable in respect of unlawful conduct of seconded constables in the carrying out, or purported carrying out, of their functions as members of the [F2Office's] staff in the like manner as an employer is liable in respect of any unlawful conduct of his employees in the course of their employment.
(2)Accordingly, the [F1Office] shall be treated in the case of any such unlawful conduct which is a tort, as a joint tortfeasor.
(3)In this paragraph “seconded constables” means persons serving as members of the [F2Office's] staff without being employed by it.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 2 para. 8 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 55(6)(a)
F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 8 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 55(6)(b)