The Police Federation (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

PART 1 General

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Federation (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 31st December 2017.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“branch fund” has the meaning given in regulation 18(2);

“elected representatives” has the meaning given in regulation 9(1);

“the Federation” means the Police Federation for England and Wales;

“Federation body” means any of the following bodies of the Federation—

(a)

a branch council;

(b)

a branch board;

(c)

the national council;

(d)

the national board;

(e)

any other body of the Federation provided for in Federation rules under regulation 22(1)(a);

“Federation branch” means a branch of the Federation;

“Federation funds” means any funds—

(a)

held by or on behalf of the Federation, or

(b)

in respect of which the Federation is the beneficiary;

“Federation property” means any property—

(a)

held by or on behalf of the Federation, or

(b)

in respect of which the Federation is the beneficial owner;

“Federation officer” means any of the following officers of the Federation—

(a)

a branch chair, branch secretary or branch treasurer;

(b)

any additional branch officer provided for by Federation rules;

(c)

the national chair, national secretary or national treasurer; and

(d)

any additional national officer provided for by Federation rules;

“Federation rules” means rules made by the Federation under regulation 22;

“a metropolitan executive committee” has the meaning given in regulation 9(4);

“the metropolitan police force branch” means the branch of the Federation for the members of the metropolitan police force;

“the national chair” has the meaning given in regulation 11(5);

“the national fund” has the meaning given in regulation 18(3);

“the national secretary” has the meaning given in regulation 12(1)(b);

“the national treasurer” has the meaning given in regulation 12(6);

“relevant period” means the period of 18 months after these regulations come into force.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, “protected chacteristic” is to be read in accordance with the Equality Act 2010(1).

(3) In these Regulations—

(a) a reference to the relevant Federation branch—

(i) in relation to a member of the Federation, is a reference to the Federation branch for the members of the police force of which he is or she is, or training to become, a member;

(ii) in relation to a branch council or branch board, is a reference to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;

(iii) in relation to a metropolitan executive committee, is a reference to the metropolitan police force branch;

(b) a reference to the relevant police force—

(i) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the police force whose members belong to that branch;

(ii) in relation to a branch council or branch board, is a reference to the police force whose members belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;

(iii) in relation to a metropolitan executive committee, is a reference to the metropolitan police force;

(c) a reference to the relevant chief officer—

(i) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the chief officer of police of the police force whose members belong to that branch;

(ii) in relation to a branch council or branch board, is a reference to the chief officer of police of the police force whose members belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;

(iii) in relation to a metropolitan executive committee, is a reference to the chief officer of police of the metropolitan police force;

(d) a reference to the relevant local policing body—

(i) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the local policing body which maintains the police force whose members belong to that branch;

(ii) in relation to a branch council or branch board, is a reference to the local policing body which maintains the police force whose members belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;

(iii) in relation to a metropolitan executive committee, is a reference to the local policing body of the metropolitan police force;

(iv) in relation to a member of the national board, means the local policing body which maintains the police force of which the person is a member;

(e) a reference to the relevant branch council—

(i) in relation to a branch board, is a reference to the branch council constituted in respect of the same Federation branch as the board;

(ii) in relation to a metropolitan executive committee, is a reference to the council for which that metropolitan executive committee is constituted;

(f) a reference to the relevant branch board—

(i) in relation to a member of the Federation who is, or is training to become, a member of a police force, is a reference to the branch board constituted in respect of the branch to which the members of that force belong;

(ii) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the branch board constituted in respect of the same branch.

The Federation and its structure

3.—(1) There is to continue to be a Federation branch for each police force in England and Wales.

(2) Each Federation branch is to have a branch council constituted in accordance with regulation 8.

(3) The metropolitan police force branch is to have any additional branch council or branch councils as may be provided for by Federation rules, constituted in accordance with regulation 9.

(4) Each metropolitan police force branch council is to have a committee as provided for in regulation 9(4).

(5) Each Federation branch is to have a branch board constituted in accordance with regulation 10.

(6) The Federation is to have—

(a) a national council constituted in accordance with regulation 11, and

(b) a national board constituted in accordance with regulation 12.

(1)

2010 c.15.