# The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Police Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”).
Regulation 2(2) has the effect that nationals of the ten states which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 may now qualify for appointment to a police force without having indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. An ambulatory reference to Member States of the European Union is used to avoid the need for further amendments to the regulation if additional countries accede to the European Union.
Regulations 2(3) and 4 introduce a power to test for controlled drugs the following categories of person: applicants to police forces, officers who give cause to suspect that they have used such drugs, probationers, officers whose work involves dealing with drugs, and officers in specialist roles. In the latter case, a power to test for alcohol is also introduced. The Secretary of State is given a power to set out in a determination the consequences of testing positive in any of these situations. A new Annex DD is accordingly inserted into the determinations made by the Secretary of State under the 2003 Regulations.
Regulations 3, 5 and 6 implement, in part, the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom Circular 04/11 (Advisory) (“the PNB Circular”) which relates to the merger of the Royal Parks Constabulary with the metropolitan police service. Regulation 3 ensures that the personal record of a member of a police force shall contain details of his service (if any) with the Royal Parks Constabulary. Regulation 5 enables officers joining or rejoining a police force on or after 1st July 2004 to count service with the Royal Parks Constabulary for the purposes of pay and leave. Regulation 6 provides that where members of the Royal Parks Constabulary in receipt of a housing allowance transfer to a police force on or after 1st July 2004 they are entitled to a replacement allowance.
Changes to Annexes C (probation) and L (maternity pay) of the determinations made by the Secretary of State under the 2003 Regulations have been made as part of the process of implementing the PNB Circular.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2834/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-amendment-regulations-2005/note
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