{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-regulations-1996/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-regulations-1996/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1685",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-promotion-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "High Potential Development Scheme",
  "text": "(1) A constable who—\n(a) is qualified under regulation 3 for promotion to the rank of sergeant, and\n(b) is participating in the HPD scheme,\nshall be promoted to the rank of sergeant as soon as the chief officer of police ... determines that he is competent to perform the duties of a sergeant.\n(2) A sergeant who—\n(a) is qualified under regulation 3 for promotion to the rank of inspector and\n(b) is participating in the HPD scheme,\nshall be promoted to the rank of inspector as soon as the chief officer of police ... determines that he is competent to perform the duties of an inspector.\n(3) An inspector who is participating in the HPD scheme shall be promoted to the rank of chief inspector as soon as the chief officer of police ... determines that he is competent to perform the duties of a chief inspector.\n(4) Promotion under paragraphs (1), (2) or (3)—\n(a) shall take place whether or not there is a vacancy for the rank in question, and\n(b) does not affect any existing or subsequent vacancy unless the person promoted is designated to fill it.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 substituted (12.4.2002) by The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/767), regs. 1(1), 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 7(1) revoked (1.4.2006) by The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/594), art. 1, Sch. para. 13(2)(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 7(2) revoked (1.4.2006) by The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/594), art. 1, Sch. para. 13(2)(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 7(3) revoked (1.4.2006) by The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/594), art. 1, Sch. para. 13(2)(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1685/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:40:15.222918+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."
}