# The Police (Conduct and Vetting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 16: Amendment of regulation 5 (duty to hold and maintain vetting clearance)


(1) Regulation 5 is amended as follows.
(2) The existing text becomes paragraph (1).
(3) In paragraph (1)(b), after “the vetting authority” insert “of the police force concerned”.
(4) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(2) Vetting clearance granted to a police officer by the vetting authority of the police force concerned is valid until whichever of the following events occurs first—
(a) the vetting authority makes a further grant of vetting clearance to the officer (“renews” the officer’s vetting clearance);
(b) the vetting clearance is terminated (see further regulation 6);
(c) the vetting clearance is withdrawn (see further Parts 3 and 4).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/653/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-and-vetting-etc-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-16
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