# Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, Paragraph 14: Liability for acts of police members of staff

Extent: E+W

(1) The Authority shall be liable in respect of any unlawful conduct of seconded constables in the carrying out, or purported carrying out, of their functions as members of the staff of the Authority in like manner as an employer is liable in respect of any unlawful conduct of his employees in the course of their employment; and accordingly the Authority shall , in the case of a tort, be treated for all purposes as a joint tortfeasor.
(2) In this paragraph “seconded constables” means constables serving as members of the staff of the Authority without being employees of the Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/schedule/3/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-police-act-2001/schedule-3/paragraph-14
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