{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-appeals-tribunals-rules-2020/article-5A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-appeals-tribunals-rules-2020/article-5A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-appeals-tribunals-rules-2020",
  "path": "article/5A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": "Circumstances in which a police officer may appeal to a tribunal – Vetting Regulations",
  "text": "(1) A police officer may appeal to a tribunal in reliance on one or more of the grounds of appeal referred to in paragraph (2) against any decision under regulation 30 of the Vetting Regulations to confirm a decision to withdraw their vetting clearance.\n(2) The grounds of appeal under this rule are—\n(a) that the decision was unreasonable;\n(b) that there is evidence that could not reasonably have been considered as part of the withdrawal assessment which could have materially affected the decision, or\n(c) that there was a breach of the procedures set out in the Vetting Regulations or unfairness which could have materially affected the decision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 5A inserted (14.5.2025) by The Police (Vetting) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/502), regs. 1(1), 31(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1/article/5A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:35:06.674662+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}