The Police Regulations 2003

Pay E+W

24.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, the pay of members of police forces shall be determined by the Secretary of State, and in making such a determination the Secretary of State may—

(a) confer such functions in relation to the pay of members of a police force above the rank of chief superintendent on the [F1 local policing body];

(b) where the pay of a member of a police force of the rank of chief inspector or below is payable subject to such conditions as may be specified in the determination, confer on a member of that police force senior in rank to that member, or on a person employed by [F2 the Chief Officer or the local policing body], such functions in relation to those conditions,

as he thinks fit.

(2) Subject to [F3 Part 7 of these Regulations] and section 97(3) of the Act, in reckoning the service of a member of a police force in any rank for the purposes of pay, account shall be taken of all his service in that rank, whether in that or another police force, and service in a higher rank, on temporary promotion thereto or otherwise, shall be treated as if it had been service in that rank.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation in reckoning a member’s service in any rank—

(a) that service shall be treated as unbroken by, and including, any period of service in Her Majesty’s forces which he is entitled to reckon as pensionable service;

(b) except where the [F4 local policing body] in the circumstances of a particular case otherwise determine with the approval of the Secretary of State, no account shall be taken of any previous service in that rank which terminated in his reduction in rank as a punishment but any previous service in a higher rank which so terminated shall be treated as if it had been service in the rank to which the member was reduced;

(c) no account shall be taken of any performance of the duties of that rank in respect of which a temporary salary is payable under regulation 27;

(d) any period of unpaid leave shall be disregarded;

(e) any part-time service shall be taken into account as though it were full-time service;

[F5 (f) in the case of a female member who has taken one or more periods of maternity leave, in respect of each maternity period—

(i)   where that leave has been for 52 weeks or more, account shall be taken of the first 52 weeks whilst on maternity leave;

(ii)   where that leave has been for less than 52 weeks, account shall be taken of any period spent on maternity leave;]

(g) account shall be taken of any period of parental leave taken in accordance with a determination under regulation 33(8)(b);

[F6 (h) in the case of a member who has taken one or more periods of adoption leave, in respect of each adopted child account shall be taken of any period of such leave taken in accordance with a determination under regulation 33(8)(c);]

(i) in the case of a member who has taken one or more periods of maternity support leave, account shall be taken of any period of such leave taken in accordance with a determination under regulation 33(8)(a);

(j) in the case of a member who has taken one or more periods of adoption support leave, account shall be taken of any period of such leave taken in accordance with a determination under regulation 33(8)(d);

and, in the case of a member of a police force of a rank higher than that of chief inspector, paragraph (2) shall have effect subject to any contrary agreement so far as it relates to the reckoning of previous service in that or another force, not being a force from which he was statutorily transferred to his present force.

(4) Nothing in this regulation shall affect the operation of any provisions of the Conduct Regulations and, in relation to a member of a police force suspended or fined thereunder the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 2 or of paragraph 4 thereof shall have effect.

(5) A determination under paragraph (1) shall have effect in relation to a university scholar subject to the provisions of any determination for the time being in force under regulation 32.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 24(1)(a) substituted (16.1.2012 in relation to the Metropolitan police district; 22.11.2012 in relation to the other police areas in E.W.) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3026), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(l)

F2 Words in reg. 24(1)(b) substituted (16.1.2012 in relation to the Metropolitan police district; 22.11.2012 in relation to the other police areas in E.W.) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3026), regs. 1(1), 9

F3 Words in reg. 24(2) substituted (with effect from 1.4.2006) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/192), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)

F4 Words in reg. 24(3)(b) substituted (16.1.2012 in relation to the Metropolitan police district; 22.11.2012 in relation to the other police areas in E.W.) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3026), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(l)

F5 Reg. 24(3)(f) substituted (with effect from 5.10.2008) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/192), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(3)(a)

F6 Reg. 24(3)(h) substituted (with effect from 5.10.2008) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/192), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(3)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reg. 24 applied (with modifications) (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 47(3)

C2 Reg. 24 applied (with modifications) (10.5.2021) by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112), arts. 1(4), 35(1)(2), Sch. 5 para. 47(2)

C3 Reg. 24(1)(b) applied (with modifications) (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 33(2), Sch. 5 para. 47(3)