# The Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Regulation 6: Amendments relating to practice requiring improvement


(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “practice requiring improvement”, substitute—
““practice requiring improvement” has the meaning given in paragraph (7);”.
(2) After paragraph (6), insert
“(7) In these Regulations, “practice requiring improvement” means underperformance or conduct not amounting to misconduct or gross misconduct, which falls short of the expectations of the public and the police service.
(8) When a person assesses whether an officer’s performance or conduct amounts to “practice requiring improvement”, they must have regard to the Code of Ethics, published by the College of Policing, as amended from time to time.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/521/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-amendment-regulations-2024/regulation-6
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