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The Police Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/851 · Made 7 May 1987

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POLICE

Made 7th May 1987

Laid before Parliament 13th May 1987

Coming into force 15th June 1987

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 33 of the Police Act 1964f1, and after satisfying the requirements of section 46(3) of that Actf2 and section 2(1) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980f3 as to the furnishing of drafts of the Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and to the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom, and taking into consideration any representations or recommendations made by them respectively, I hereby make the following Regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

1964 c. 48.

f2

Section 46(3), as amended by s.4(6) of the Police Act 1969 (c. 63), was amended by s.2(4) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10).

f3

1980 c. 10.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and operation
  3. 2Revocations
  4. 3References to transfers
  5. 4References to provisions of these Regulations
  6. 5Meanings assigned to certain expressions, etc.
  7. 6Modification of Regulations in relation to metropolitan police force
  8. Part II: GOVERNMENT
  9. ORGANISATION
  10. 7Authorised establishment
  11. 8Ranks
  12. 9Beats, sections, sub-divisions and divisions
  13. 10Restrictions on the private life of members
  14. 11Business interests incompatible with membership of a police force
  15. APPOINTMENT, PROBATION AND RETIREMENT
  16. 12Business interests precluding appointment to a police force
  17. 13Qualifications for appointment to a police force
  18. 14Appointment of chief constable
  19. 15Appointment of deputy chief constable
  20. 16Probationary service in the rank of constable
  21. 17Discharge of probationer
  22. 18Retirement
  23. PERSONAL RECORDS
  24. 19Contents of personal records
  25. 20Transfer of personal records
  26. 21Personal record of member leaving force
  27. 22Fingerprints
  28. Part III: DUTY, OVERTIME AND LEAVE
  29. 23Duty to carry out lawful orders
  30. 24Limitations on duties to be assigned to members statutorily transferred
  31. 25Work not required to be performed
  32. 26Normal daily period of duty
  33. 27Rostering of duties
  34. 28Overtime
  35. 29Public holidays and rest days for lower ranks
  36. 30Public holidays and monthly leave days for higher ranks
  37. 31Travelling time treated as duty
  38. 32Meetings of Police Federation treated as police duty
  39. 33Annual leave
  40. 34Sick leave
  41. 35Maternity leave
  42. 36University scholars
  43. Part IV: PAY
  44. 37Rate of pay
  45. 38Temporary salary
  46. 39London weighting
  47. 40Reckoning of service in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
  48. 41Reckoning by constables of service in certain constabularies
  49. 42Reckoning of service in an airport constabulary
  50. 43Reckoning by constables of overseas police service
  51. 44Deductions from pay of social security benefits and statutory sick pay
  52. 45Calculation of monthly, weekly and daily pay
  53. 46Pay day
  54. Part V: ALLOWANCES AND OTHER EMOLUMENTS
  55. 47Restriction on payment of allowances
  56. 48Restriction on payments for private employment of police
  57. 49Rent allowance
  58. 50Supplementary rent allowance
  59. 51Application of regulations 49 and 50 to members of regional crime squads and motorway patrol groups
  60. 52Compensatory grant
  61. 53Removal allowance
  62. 54Uniform allowance
  63. 55Women’s stocking allowance
  64. 56Plain clothes allowances
  65. 57Detective duty and detective expenses allowances
  66. 58Subsistence, refreshment and lodging allowances
  67. 59Advances to cover expenses when away on duty
  68. 60Motor vehicle allowances
  69. 61Bicycle allowance
  70. 62Typewriter allowance
  71. 63Dog handler’s allowance
  72. 64Allowance in respect of medical charges
  73. 65London allowance
  74. 66Promotion examination allowances
  75. 67Allowance for recurring escort duty, etc.
  76. 68Continuance of allowances when member ill
  77. 69Allowances in respect of periods of suspension
  78. 70University scholars
  79. 71Allowance under regulation 59 of the Police Regulations 1971
  80. Part VI: HOUSING, UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT
  81. 72Provision of house or quarters
  82. 73Issue of uniform and equipment
  83. 74Re-issue of uniform and equipment
  84. 75Ownership of uniform and equipment
  85. 76Replacement of uniform and equipment
  86. Signature
  87. Schedule 1REVOCATIONS
  88. Schedule 2: RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCES
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 4Paragraph 4
  93. Schedule 3: ANNUAL LEAVE
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. 2Paragraph 2
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. 4Paragraph 4
  98. 5Paragraph 5
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. Schedule 4: UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. Schedule 5: SCALES OF PAY
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. 3Paragraph 3
  109. Schedule 6: EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON PAY AND ALLOWANCES
  110. 1Paragraph 1
  111. 2Paragraph 2
  112. 3Paragraph 3
  113. 4Paragraph 4
  114. Schedule 7: SUBSISTENCE, REFRESHMENT AND LODGING ALLOWANCES
  115. 1Paragraph 1
  116. 2Paragraph 2
  117. 3Paragraph 3
  118. 4Paragraph 4
  119. 5Paragraph 5
  120. 6Paragraph 6
  121. Schedule 8: MOTOR VEHICLE ALLOWANCES
  122. 1Paragraph 1
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. 4Paragraph 4
  126. Schedule 9: BICYCLE ALLOWANCE
  127. 1Paragraph 1
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. Schedule 10: TYPEWRITER ALLOWANCE
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. Schedule 11: DOG HANDLER'S ALLOWANCE
  133. 1Paragraph 1
  134. 2Paragraph 2
  135. Schedule 12: ISSUE OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT
  136. 1Paragraph 1
  137. 2Paragraph 2
  138. 3Paragraph 3
  139. 4Paragraph 4
  140. 5Paragraph 5
  141. Explanatory note