# The Police (Conduct and Vetting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Introduction: Introductory text


This Statutory Instrument has been made in part in consequence of defects in S.I. 2025/502 and S.I. 2025/558 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.
POLICE, ENGLAND
Made 16th June 2026
Laid before Parliament 22nd June 2026
Coming into force 13th July 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50(1), (2)(b), (e) and (f), (4) and (7) and 51(1), (2)(a), (ba) and (c), (3A) and (4) of the Police Act 1996.
In accordance with sections 50(2ZC) and 51(2ZD) of the Police Act 1996, and insofar as these Regulations relate to the matters mentioned in sections 50(2)(b) and 51(2ZB)(b) respectively, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.
In accordance with section 63(3)(a) of the Police Act 1996, the Secretary of State has supplied a draft of these Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and has taken into consideration the representations made by that Board before making these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/653/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-and-vetting-etc-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction
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