http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/3

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/47/2017-07-17

Policing and Crime Act 2017

An Act to make provision for collaboration between the emergency services; to make provision about the handling of police complaints and other matters relating to police conduct and to make further provision about the Independent Police Complaints Commission; to make provision for super-complaints about policing; to make provision for the investigation of concerns about policing raised by whistle-blowers; to make provision about police discipline; to make provision about police inspection; to make provision about the powers of police civilian staff and police volunteers; to remove the powers of the police to appoint traffic wardens; to enable provision to be made to alter police ranks; to make provision about the Police Federation; to make provision in connection with the replacement of the Association of Chief Police Officers with the National Police Chiefs' Council; to make provision about the system for bail after arrest but before charge; to make provision about the retention of biometric material; to make provision to enable greater use of modern technology at police stations; to make other amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; to amend the powers of the police under the Mental Health Act 1983; to extend the powers of the police in relation to maritime enforcement; to make provision for cross-border enforcement; to make provision about the powers of the police to require removal of disguises; to make provision about deputy police and crime commissioners and the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime; to make provision to enable changes to the names of police areas; to make provision about the regulation of firearms and pyrotechnic articles; to make provision about the licensing of alcohol; to make provision about the implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions; to amend the Police Act 1996 to make further provision about police collaboration; to make provision about the powers of the National Crime Agency; to make provision for requiring arrested persons to provide details of nationality; to make provision for requiring defendants in criminal proceedings to provide details of nationality and other information; to make provision about the seizure etc of invalid travel documents; to make provision for pardons for convictions etc for certain abolished offences; to make provision to protect the anonymity of victims of forced marriage; to increase the maximum sentences of imprisonment for certain offences of putting people in fear of violence etc; to make provision to combat the sexual exploitation of children and to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm; to make provision about coroners' duties in respect of deaths in state detention; to make provision about the powers of litter authorities in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

text

text/xml

Statute Law Database

2024-05-18

Expert Participation

2017-07-17

Policing and Crime Act 2017

specified provision(s)

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

reg. 2

Part 3Police workforce and representative institutions

CHAPTER 1Police workforce

Police rank structure

I147Power to make regulations about police ranks

After section 50 of the Police Act 1996 insert—

50ARegulations for police forces: ranks
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations specify the ranks that may be held by members of police forces, other than chief officers of police.
2
The ranks must include the rank of constable.
3
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision that is consequential on, or incidental or supplemental to, regulations under subsection (1).
4
The power conferred by subsection (3) includes power to—
a
repeal, revoke or otherwise amend legislation that (in relation to members of police forces in England and Wales) makes provision with respect to ranks that are not specified in regulations under subsection (1);
b
make other amendments of legislation that are consequential on regulations under subsection (1).
5
In subsection (4), “legislation” means any provision of—
a
an Act (including this Act),
b
subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978,
c
an Act of the Scottish Parliament or an instrument made under such an Act,
d
a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales or an instrument made under a Measure or Act of that Assembly, or
e
Northern Ireland legislation or an instrument made under Northern Ireland legislation.
6
Regulations under this section may include transitional, transitory or saving provision.
7
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.
50BRegulations under section 50A: procedure
1
A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 50A may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
2
If the College of Policing submits to the Secretary of State a draft of regulations under section 50A, then (subject to subsection (3)) the Secretary of State must—
a
lay before each House of Parliament for approval a draft of a statutory instrument containing regulations in terms of the draft prepared by the College of Policing, and
b
if the draft of the statutory instrument is approved by both Houses of Parliament, make the regulations in those terms.
3
The duty under subsection (2) does not apply if the Secretary of State considers—
a
that it would be unlawful to make regulations in terms of the draft,
b
that it would impair the efficiency of the police to do so, or
c
that it would for some other reason be wrong to do so.
4
The Secretary of State may not lay before each House of Parliament for approval a draft of a statutory instrument containing regulations under section 50A unless—
a
the draft is laid in accordance with the duty under subsection (2), or
b
the College of Policing has approved the text of the regulations.