# The Police (Performance) Regulations 2008, Regulation 5: Police friend


(1) The officer concerned may choose—
(a) a police officer;
(b) a police staff member; or
(c) where the officer concerned is a member of a police force, a person nominated by his staff association,
who is not otherwise involved in the matter, to act as his police friend.
(2) A police friend may—
(a) advise the officer concerned throughout the proceedings under these Regulations;
(b) unless the officer concerned has the right to be legally represented under regulation 6 and chooses to be so represented, represent the officer concerned at a meeting under these Regulations;
(c) make representations to the appropriate authority concerning any aspect of the proceedings under these Regulations; and
(d) accompany the officer concerned to any meeting which the officer concerned is required to attend under these Regulations.
(3) Where a police friend is a police officer or a police staff member, the chief officer of police of the force of which the police friend is a member shall permit him to use a reasonable amount of duty time for the purposes referred to in paragraph (2).
(4) The reference in paragraph (3) to the force of which the police friend is a member shall include a reference to the force maintained for the police area for which a special constable is appointed and the force in which a police staff member is serving.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2862/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-performance-regulations-2008/regulation-5
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