The Special Constables (Membership of the Police Federation etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Police Federation (England and Wales) Regulations 2017

4.—(1) The Police Federation (England and Wales) Regulations 2017(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1), at the appropriate place, insert—

““police officer” means a member of a police force or a special constable;”;

(b) for paragraph (3)(a)(i), substitute—

“(i) in relation to a member of the Federation who is a member of a police force or a police cadet, 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,

(ia) in relation to a member of the Federation who is a special constable, is a reference to the Federation branch for the special constables appointed for the police area to which he or she is appointed as a special constable;”;

(c) for paragraph (3)(b)(i) and (ii), substitute—

“(i) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the police force—

(aa) whose members belong to that branch, or

(bb) maintained for the police area whose special constables belong to that branch;

(ii) in relation to a branch council or branch board, is a reference to the police force—

(aa) whose members belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted, or

(bb) maintained for the police area whose special constables belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;”;

(d) for paragraph (3)(c)(i) and (ii), substitute—

“(i) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the chief officer of police of the police force—

(aa) whose members belong to that branch, or

(bb) maintained for the police area whose special constables 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—

(aa) whose members belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted, or

(bb) maintained for the police area whose special constables belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;”;

(e) for paragraph (3)(d)(i) and (ii) substitute—

“(i) in relation to a Federation branch, is a reference to the local policing body which maintains the police force—

(aa) whose members belong to that branch, or

(bb) maintained for the police area whose special constables 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—

(aa) whose members belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted, or

(bb) maintained for the police area whose special constables belong to the Federation branch in respect of which the council or board is constituted;”;

(f) after paragraph (3)(f)(i), insert—

“(ia) in relation to a member of the Federation who is a special constable appointed for a police area, is a reference to the branch board constituted in respect of the branch to which special constables appointed for that police area belong;”.

(3) In regulation 4 (membership of the Federation)—

(a) after paragraph (1)(b), insert—

“(c) a special constable appointed for a police area in England and Wales.”;

(b) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) A person who is eligible to be a member of the Federation may opt to join it by joining the relevant Federation branch at any time after—

(a) becoming a member of a police force in England and Wales,

(b) starting cadet training with a view to becoming a member of such a police force, or

(c) being appointed as a special constable for a police area in England and Wales.”.

(4) In regulation 6 (new members)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a)—

(i) after “below the rank of superintendent,”, omit “and”;

(ii) after “a member of a police force”, insert “and each new special constable appointed for a police area”;

(iii) for “member or cadet”, substitute “member, cadet or special constable”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b)—

(i) after “below the rank of superintendent,”, omit “and”;

(ii) after “a member of a police force”, insert “and each special constable appointed for a police area”;

(iii) for “member or cadet”, in both places it occurs, substitute “member, cadet or special constable”.

(5) In regulation 10 (branch boards), in paragraph (3), after “number of members of the relevant police force”, in each place it occurs, insert “and special constables appointed for the police area for which the relevant police force is maintained”.

(1)

S.I. 2017/1140. There is an amending instrument, but it is not relevant.