Regulation 8 Transitional and saving provisions in relation to amendments to the Police Reform Act 2002I1

United Kingdom As made

(1)

This regulation applies during the period from 7th April 2026 until the coming into force of any regulations made under section 26CA of the 2002 Act (enforcement officers appointed under the Employment Rights Act 2025).

(2)

Despite the amendments made by paragraph 74 of Schedule 10 to the 2025 Act, where this regulation applies—

(a)

any regulations under section 26D of the 2002 Act (labour abuse prevention officers) are to continue in force with the following modifications—

(i)

references to “the Authority” and to “the Chief Executive” are to be read as references to “the Secretary of State”;

(ii)

references to “labour abuse prevention officer” or to “LAPO” are to be read as references to an “enforcement officer appointed under section 90 of the Employment Rights Act 2025”;

(iii)

regulation 4 (application: general) of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2017^f1 is to be read as follows—

These Regulations apply in relation to enforcement officers appointed under section 90 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 acting in the exercise of functions conferred on them by virtue of section 114B of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, and confer functions on the Director General accordingly.

;

(b)

section 10(3) of the 2002 Act (general functions of Director General of Independent Office for Police Conduct) is to be read as including a reference to any regulations under section 26D of the 2002 Act, including as they continue in force in accordance with this regulation.

(3)

Where this regulation applies, the amendments made by paragraph 74 of Schedule 10 to the 2025 Act and the modifications made by paragraph (2) do not affect anything which, immediately before 7th April 2026, is in the process of being done by, or in relation to, a labour abuse prevention officer under any regulations under section 26D of the 2002 Act and any such thing which is in the process of being done may be continued, on and after that date, by, or in relation to, that officer.

(4)

Where this regulation applies, the amendments made by paragraph 74 of Schedule 10 to the 2025 Act and the modifications made by paragraph (2) do not affect anything (including legal proceedings) which, immediately before 7th April 2026, is in the process of being done by, or in relation to, the Chief Executive under any regulations under section 26D of the 2002 Act and any such thing may be continued, on and after that date, by, or in relation to, the Secretary of State.

(5)

In this regulation—

(a)

“the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002^f2;

(b)

the following terms have the same meaning as in the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2017^f3, as those Regulations had effect before 7th April 2026—

(i)

“the Authority”^f4;

(ii)

“the Chief Executive”;

(iii)

“labour abuse prevention officer” or “LAPO”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 8 in force at made date

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2017/521, as amended by S.I. 2017/1250.
f2: 2002 c. 30.
f3: See regulation 2 (interpretation) of that instrument.
f4: The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was established under section 1 of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (c. 11), as amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), and abolished by section 148(1)(a) of the Employment Rights Act 2025.