# The Police Regulations 1987, Regulation 50: Supplementary rent allowance


(1) This regulation shall apply to—
(a) a member of a police force who—
(i) is a widower or widow with a child or children or is married,
(ii) is not living with his family, and
(iii) satisfies the chief officer of police that the only reason why he is not so living is that he is unable to find suitable accommodation for his family at a reasonable cost within a reasonable distance of his place of duty;
(b) a member of a police force, other than such a member as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), who is temporarily assigned to duties which, in the opinion of the chief officer of police, require him to live otherwise than in his former accommodation,
except that this regulation shall not apply to such a member as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) for a continuous period exceeding 30 months unless the police authority, in the circumstances of the case, so determine, or in respect of any period for which he has not retained, or has let or sub-let, his former accommodation.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 49, the rent allowance to be paid to a member to whom this regulation applies shall be that which would be payable under the said regulation 49—
(a) in the case of such a member as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), if he were a member of the force of the police area in which his family are for the time being living and he were living with his family;
(b) in the case of such a member as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), if he had not been assigned to such duties as are there mentioned and had continued to occupy his former accommodation.
(3) A member to whom this regulation applies shall be paid a supplementary rent allowance—
(a) if he is living in quarters provided free of rent and rates, at the weekly rate of £8.33;
(b) if he is not so living, at the weekly rate £8.33 higher than that of a flat-rate allowance payable under regulation 49 to a member of the force of the police area in which he is for the time being serving.
(4) A supplementary rent allowance payable under paragraph (3) may be reduced or withdrawn by the police authority in respect of any period consisting of one or more complete weeks throughout which the member in question is absent from his usual or temporary normal place of duty and is either—
(a) on leave of absence; or
(b) provided with board and lodging free of charge or an allowance in lieu.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/851/regulation/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-regulations-1987/regulation-50
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