PART 2GOVERNMENT
F1Taking of fingerprints and samples prior to appointment to a police force10A
1
Where a candidate for appointment to a police force is to be offered an appointment, the offer shall (unless the candidate is applying to transfer to the force from another police force or is a special constable for that or another police area) be subject to the following conditions—
a
the candidate is required to have fingerprints and a sample taken;
b
the candidate must consent to the fingerprints and sample taken being the subject of a speculative search; and
c
the chief officer must be satisfied that the candidate is suitable for appointment following the results of the speculative search.
2
In a case to which paragraph (1) applies, the candidate shall notify the chief officer in writing whether the candidate consents—
a
to the taking of fingerprints and a sample; and
b
to such fingerprints and sample being the subject of a speculative search.
3
Where a candidate is appointed as a member of a police force, upon appointment—
a
any fingerprints taken under paragraph (1) shall be treated as if they had been taken under regulation 18(1); and
b
any sample and any information derived from a sample taken under paragraph (1) shall be treated as if the sample had been taken under regulation 19(1).
4
In this regulation—
“sample” has the same meaning as in regulation 19(4);
“speculative search” has the same meaning as in Part V of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.