Police Regulations 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/851 |
| Year | 1987 |
1987 No. 851
POLICE
The Police Regulations 1987
Made 7th May 1987
Laid before Parliament 13th May 1987
Coming into force 15th June 1987
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 33 of the Police Act 19641, and after satisfying the requirements of section 46(3) of that Act2and section 2(1) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 19803as to the furnishing of drafts of the Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and to the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom, and taking into consideration any representations or recommendations made by them respectively, I hereby make the following Regulations:—
PART I
GENERAL
Citation and operation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Police Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 15th June 1987.
Revocations
2. The Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked.
References to transfers
3.—(1) Except where the context otherwise requires, a reference in these Regulations to a member of a police force voluntarily transferring from one force to another shall be construed as a reference to such a member leaving a force for the purpose of joining another force and joining that other force, where—
(a)
(a) he left the force first mentioned in this regulation on or after 1st January 1963 for the purposes aforesaid with, in the case of the chief officer of police, the consent of the police authority;
(b)
(b) he left the force first mentioned in this regulation before 1st January 1963 for the purposes aforesaid with the written consent of the chief officer of police.
(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, a reference in these Regulations to a member of a police force being statutorily transferred from one force to another shall be construed as a reference to such a member being transferred—
(a)
(a) by or under the Local Government Act 19334, the Police Act 19465, the Local Government Act 19586, the London Government Act 19637, the Police Act 1964, or the Local Government Act 19728,
(b)
(b) in the case of a person who was a member of the River Tyne police force, under the Harbours Act 19649.
(3) Except where the context otherwise requires, a reference in these Regulations to a member of a police force transferring from one force to another shall be construed as a reference to his either voluntarily so transferring or being statutorily so transferred.
References to provisions of these Regulations
4. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a regulation shall be construed as a reference to a regulation contained in these Regulations, a reference to a Schedule shall be construed as a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations, a reference to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph in the same regulation or, as the case may be, the same Part of the same Schedule and a reference to a sub-paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a sub-paragraph contained in the same paragraph.
Meanings assigned to certain expressions, etc.
5.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“central police officer” has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;
“Discipline Regulations” means the regulations relating to discipline from time to time in force under section 33 of the Police Act 1964 and sections 94(5), 101 and 102 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 198410;
“inspector” includes chief inspector;
“overseas policeman” has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;
“pensionable service” has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;
“Police Pensions Regulations” means the regulations from time to time in force under the Police Pensions Act 197611;
“Promotion Regulations” means the regulations relating to qualification and selection for promotion from time to time in force under section 33 of the Police Act 1964;
“public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday;
“reversionary member of a home police force” has the same meaning as in the Police Pensions Regulations;
“rostered rest day” has the meaning assigned thereto by regulation 27(1);
“superintendent” includes chief superintendent;
“university scholar” and, in relation to such a scholar, “course” and “study” have the meanings respectively assigned to them in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a police force shall include a reference to the Royal Ulster Constabulary and a police force maintained under the Police (Scotland) Act 196712, so however that nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as relating to the government, administration or conditions of service of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or such a force.
(3) In these Regulations a reference to an aerodrome constabulary is a reference to such a constabulary within the meaning of the Aviation Security Act 198213; and a reference to a rank in such a constabulary corresponding to a rank in a police force is a reference to a rank in that constabulary designated for the purposes hereof by the Secretary of State as the rank corresponding to the rank in question.
(4) Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as authorising pay or allowances payable to any person to be reduced retrospectively.
Modification of Regulations in relation to metropolitan police force
6.—(1) All payments required to be made under these Regulations by the Secretary of State as police authority for the metropolitan police district shall be paid out of the metropolitan police fund.
(2) Any reference to a police authority in a provision of these Regulations concerned with property shall in relation to the metropolitan police force be construed as including a reference to the Receiver for the metropolitan police district.
PART II
GOVERNMENT
ORGANISATION
Authorised establishment
7. The authorised establishment of the several ranks of a police force and any changes thereto shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State and shall be sufficient to provide for the carrying out of police duties under responsible supervision in each tour of duty.
Ranks
8.—(1) The ranks of a police force shall be known by the following designations:—
Chief Constable.
Deputy Chief Constable.
Assistant Chief Constable or Commander.
Chief Superintendent.
Superintendent.
Chief Inspector.
Inspector.
Sergeant.
Constable.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1), in the metropolitan police force ranks other than those specified in that paragraph may be adopted with the approval of the Secretary of State.
Beats, sections, sub-divisions and divisions
9. The area to which a constable is assigned for duty either generally or for a particular period of hours shall be known as a beat; a number of beats grouped for supervision by a sergeant or an inspector shall be known as a section; a number of sections grouped for supervision by an inspector, chief inspector or superintendent shall be known as a sub-division; a number of sections or sub-divisions grouped for supervision by a chief superintendent shall be known as a division.
Restrictions on the private life of members
10. The restrictions on private life contained in Schedule 2 shall apply to all members of a police force; and no restrictions other than those designed to secure the proper exercise of the functions of a constable shall be imposed by the police authority or the chief officer of police on the private life of members of a police force except such as may temporarily be necessary or such as may be approved by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, and any such restriction temporarily imposed shall be reported forthwith to the Secretary of State.
Business interests incompatible with membership of a police force
11.—(1) If a member of a police force or a relative included in his family proposes to have, or has, a business interest within the meaning of this regulation, the member shall forthwith give written notice of that interest to the chief officer of police unless that business interest was disclosed at the time of his appointment as a member of the force.
(2) On receipt of a notice given under paragraph (1), the chief officer of police shall determine whether or not the interest in question is compatible with the member concerned remaining a member of the force and shall notify the member in writing of his decision.
(3) Within 10 days of being notified of the chief officer’s decision as aforesaid, or within such longer period as the police authority may in all the circumstances allow, the member concerned may appeal to the police authority against that decision by sending written notice of his appeal to the police authority.
(4) Upon receipt of such notice, the police authority shall send to the member concerned copies of any documents submitted to them by the chief officer of police setting out the matters on which he relies in support of his decision and shall afford the member concerned a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
(5) Where a member of a police force has appealed to the police authority under paragraph (3) the police...
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