The Police Regulations 1987

PART VI HOUSING, UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT

Provision of house or quarters

72.—(1) A member of a police force who is not paid a rent allowance under regulation 49(1) shall be provided with a house or quarters free of rent and rates:

• Provided that—

  (a)

  a member to whom regulation 50 applies may be provided with quarters as aforesaid notwithstanding that he is paid a rent allowance under regulation 49(1) as modified by regulation 50(2);

  (b)

  a member shall not be provided with a house or quarters if that member is on unpaid leave.

(2) Where 2 members of a police force are married to each other (and not separated) the provision made in their case in pursuance of paragraph (1) may comprise the provision to them jointly of a house or married quarters free of rent and rates.

Issue of uniform and equipment

73.—(1) Uniform and equipment shall be issued by the police authority free of charge to sergeants and constables in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12.

(2) Uniform and equipment may, if the police authority so determine, be issued as required to a member of the police force of or above the rank of inspector.

Re-issue of uniform and equipment

74.  Uniform and equipment handed back to the police authority shall not be re-issued to another member of the police force until it has received any necessary cleaning or renovation and is in serviceable condition.

Ownership of uniform and equipment

75.  Subject to regulation 76 the uniform and equipment issued by the police authority shall not become the property of the member of the police force to whom they are issued and shall be handed back by him to the police authority on his leaving the force.

Replacement of uniform and equipment

76.  On any article of uniform or equipment being replaced by the police authority the article shall be handed back to the police authority unless the member, with the consent of the police authority, buys such article at a price to be fixed by the police authority or, with such consent, retains it without payment.