# The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 S.I. 2014/2373 · made 1 September 2014 These Regulations amend the Police Promotion Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations) to introduce the Constable to Inspector Fast Track Programme (“the Programme”). The amendments to regulation 3 of the 1996 Regulations have the effect of permitting constables and sergeants participating in the Programme to be promoted more quickly than if they were not participating in the Programme. Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations is also amended to permit constables and sergeants participating in the Programme to take their qualifying assessments for promotion earlier than if they were not participating in the Programme. Made under: Police Act 1996 (Section 50) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-amendment-regulations-2014/pdf/uksi_20142373_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-amendment-regulations-2014/pdf/uksiem_20142373_en.pdf ## Introductory text Police, England And Wales Made 1st September 2014 Laid before Parliament 8th September 2014 Coming into force 1st October 2014 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(2)(b) of the Police Act 1996. In accordance with section 50(2ZC) of that Act, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing. ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st October 2014. ## 2 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 The Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 are amended as follows. ## 3 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 In regulation 2, in the appropriate place insert— ““FT Programme” means a programme for the time being recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of these Regulations as the Constable to Inspector Fast Track Programme;”. ## 4 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 In regulation 3— (a) in paragraph (1), for “A constable” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), a constable”; (b) in paragraph (2), for “A sergeant is qualified” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2B), a sergeant is qualified”; (c) after paragraph (2), insert— “(2A) A constable participating in the FT Programme is qualified for promotion to the rank of sergeant if he has obtained a pass in the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of sergeant. (2B) A sergeant participating in the FT Programme is qualified for promotion to the rank of inspector if he has obtained a pass in the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of inspector (including where part of that pass was obtained whilst the sergeant held the rank of constable, in accordance with paragraph 5(2A) of Schedule 1).”. ## 5 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1— (a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “(1B),” substitute “(1B), (1C),”; (b) in sub-paragraph (1A), for “(1B),” substitute “(1B), (1C),”; (c) after sub-paragraph (1B), insert— “(1C) A constable participating in the FT Programme is eligible to take Part I of the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of sergeant.”; (d) after sub-paragraph (2), insert— “(2A) A constable participating in the FT Programme is eligible to take Part I of the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of inspector.”; (e) in sub-paragraph (3A), for “(3B),” substitute “(3B), (3C),”; (f) after sub-paragraph (3B), insert— “(3C) A sergeant participating in the FT Programme is eligible to take Part I of the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of inspector.”; (g) in sub-paragraph (5), for “A person” substitute “A person, other than a person participating in the FT Programme,”; (h) after sub-paragraph (6), insert— “(7) Part IIB of the qualifying assessment may be taken by a constable participating in the FT Programme only if a pass has been obtained in Part I.”. ## Signature Mike Penning Minister of State Home Office 1st September 2014 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Police Promotion Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations) to introduce the Constable to Inspector Fast Track Programme (“the Programme”). The amendments to regulation 3 of the 1996 Regulations have the effect of permitting constables and sergeants participating in the Programme to be promoted more quickly than if they were not participating in the Programme. Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations is also amended to permit constables and sergeants participating in the Programme to take their qualifying assessments for promotion earlier than if they were not participating in the Programme. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2373 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-amendment-regulations-2014 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.