{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-federation-england-and-wales-regulations-2017/regulation-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-federation-england-and-wales-regulations-2017/regulation-10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1140",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Federation (England and Wales) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-federation-england-and-wales-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Branch boards",
  "text": "(1) A branch board constituted in respect of a Federation branch other than the metropolitan police force branch, or a branch board constituted in respect of the metropolitan police force branch where there is only one branch council, is to comprise the number of members determined under paragraph (3), elected by the members of the relevant branch council from among their number in accordance with Federation rules.\n(2) Federation rules may also provide for the attendance at meetings of the branch board of any members of the relevant Federation branch who are members of the national board, and the extent to which they may participate in such meetings.\n(3) Unless Federation rules provide otherwise, the number of members mentioned in paragraph (1) to be elected by the members of the relevant branch council from among their number is—\n(a) 10 where the number of members of the relevant police force and special constables appointed for the police area for which the relevant police force is maintained is less than 1500;\n(b) 12 where the number of members of the relevant police force and special constables appointed for the police area for which the relevant police force is maintained is between 1500 and 4499;\n(c) 14 where the number of members of the relevant police force and special constables appointed for the police area for which the relevant police force is maintained is more than 4499.\n(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), the number of police officers in a force is the total number of police officers in that force on 31st March in the year that was two years before that in which the election is held.\n(5) The branch board constituted in respect of the metropolitan police force branch where there are two or more branch councils is to comprise—\n(a) the members of the metropolitan executive committees elected for each branch council; and\n(b) any additional members provided for in Federation rules.\n(6) Elections for the purposes of this regulation are to be held before the end of the relevant period and in every third year after that.\n(7) The members of the branch board must elect from among their number in accordance with Federation rules—\n(a) the branch secretary of the relevant Federation branch;\n(b) the branch treasurer of the relevant Federation branch.\n(8) A branch board may hold up to four meetings per year, each lasting no more than one day (unless the relevant chief officer agrees otherwise) and, with the consent of the relevant chief officer, additional meetings of the branch board may be held.\n(9) Subject to these Regulations and Federation rules, a branch board may regulate its own proceedings.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(3) inserted (28.6.2022) by The Special Constables (Membership of the Police Federation etc.) (England and Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/505), regs. 1(2), 4(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 10 in force at 31.12.2017, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1140/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:06:03.500460+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}