# The Police (Conduct, Performance and Complaints and Misconduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 4: Amendments to regulation 13 (discharge of probationer)


(1) Regulation 13 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) after “constable”, in each place it occurs, insert “, special constable”;
(b) for “become” substitute “be”.
(3) In paragraph (3), after “constable’s” insert “, special constable’s”.
(4) After paragraph (4) insert—
“(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a chief officer may delegate their functions under paragraph (1) to a—
(a) senior officer;
(b) former senior officer, who last served as a senior officer no more than five years before the date on which any functions under this regulation are to be delegated to them, or
(c) police staff member who, in the opinion of the chief officer, is of at least a similar level of seniority to a senior officer.
(6) Paragraph (5) does not apply to the function of dispensing with the services of a rejoiner member who is a senior officer.
(7) In this regulation—
(a) “senior officer” means a member of a police force holding a rank above that of chief superintendent or who is required to perform the duties normally performed by a member of a police force holding a rank above that of chief superintendent;
(b) “former senior officer” includes a person who, at the time they ceased to be a member of a police force, was required to perform the duties normally performed by a member of a police force holding a rank above that of chief superintendent.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/558/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-performance-and-complaints-and-misconduct-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-4
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