2018 No. 1191
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(2)(a) to (c), and (g), (4), (6A) and (6B) of the Police Act 19961, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 50(2ZC)2 of that Act, and in so far as these Regulations relate to matters specified in that section, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.
In accordance with section 63(3)3 of that Act, and in so far as these Regulations relate to matters other than those mentioned in section 50(2ZC), the Secretary of State has supplied a draft of these Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and taken into consideration any representations made them.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 22nd February 2019.
Amendments to the Police Regulations 2003
2
The Police Regulations 20034 are amended as follows.
3
In regulation 3 (interpretation)5, insert at the appropriate place—
“rejoiner member” means a member of a police force to whom regulation 10B applies;
4
For regulation 10B6, substitute—
10B
Member rejoining a police force
1
This regulation applies to a person who is to be appointed as a member of a police force (“Force A”) and who—
a
has previously served as a member of a police force (whether Force A or another force) and has—
i
satisfactorily completed the period of probationary service in the rank of constable required under regulation 12 during that or another period of prior service, and
ii
resigned or retired from that force;
b
is not participating in the DE Inspector or DE Superintendent programmes;
c
is not transferred (for the purposes of regulation 2 (reference to transfers)) to Force A from another force, and
2
A person to whom this regulation applies—
a
must be appointed in a rank to be decided by the chief officer making the appointment;
b
must be on probation for such period as the Secretary of State shall determine in respect of such appointments.
3
In making a determination under paragraph (2)(b), the Secretary of State may, subject to paragraph (4), confer on the chief officer discretion to determine the required period of probation in a particular case.
4
For the purposes of a determination under paragraph (2)(b), the periods to be counted or disregarded in reckoning service shall be such as may be determined by the Secretary of State.
5
In regulation 12(1) (probationary service)9, after “a member of a police force” insert
other than a rejoiner member.
6
In regulation 13 (discharge of probationer)10—
a
in paragraphs (1), (2) and (4), for each reference to “DE inspector or DE superintendent” substitute “DE inspector, DE superintendent or rejoiner member”;
b
in paragraph (3), for “DE inspector’s or DE superintendent’s” substitute “DE inspector’s, DE superintendent’s or rejoiner member’s”.
7
In regulation 17 (personal record of member leaving force), after paragraph (3) insert—
4
Where a member of a police force (“Force A”) to whom paragraph (3) applies becomes a rejoiner member of another police force (“Force B”), the chief officer of Force A must transfer to Force B any personal record relating to the rejoiner member that is still kept by Force A.
8
In regulation 19A(1)(b) (testing for substance misuse)11, after “regulation” insert “10B or”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)