Regulation 18 Substitution of regulation 7 (record of vetting clearance)

For regulation 7 (record of vetting clearance) substitute—

“Record of vetting clearance: police officers

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(1)

A vetting authority must keep a record of——

(a)

each application for vetting clearance that it receives from a police officer, including the decision on the application and the reasons for the decision,

(b)

each review of vetting clearance that it carries out in respect of a police officer, including the decision on the review and the reasons for the decision, and

(c)

each report made to it under regulation 5C(7)(a) and 5F(5).

(2)

Where the vetting authority has considered any information which indicates that the police officer may not be suitable to hold vetting clearance, the record of reasons required by paragraph (1)(a) or (b) must be a detailed record.”.