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The Police Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/215 · Made 30 January 1995

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POLICE

Made 30th January 1995

Laid before Parliament 9th February 1995

Coming into force 8th March 1995

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33 of the Police Act 1964f1, and after satisfying the requirements of section 46 of that Act and section 2(1) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980f2as to the furnishing of drafts of the Regulations to the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kindgom and to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1964 c. 48; section 33 was amended by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29), and those amendments (except new section 33(3)) have been brought into force by S.I. 1994/2025.

f2

1980 c. 10.

Contents

  1. Part I: COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2References to transfers
  4. 3References to provisions of these Regulations
  5. 4Meanings assigned to certain expressions, etc.
  6. 5Modification of Regulations in relation to metropolitan police force
  7. Part II: GOVERNMENT
  8. 6Ranks
  9. 7Part-time appointments
  10. 8Beats, sections, sub-divisions and divisions
  11. 9Restrictions on the private life of members
  12. 10Business interests incompatible with membership of a police force
  13. 11Business interests precluding appointment to a police force
  14. 12Qualifications for appointment to a police force
  15. 13Appointment of chief constable
  16. 14Probationary service in the rank of constable
  17. 15Discharge of probationer
  18. 16Retirement
  19. 17Contents of personal records
  20. 18Transfer of personal records
  21. 19Personal record of member leaving force
  22. 20Fingerprints
  23. Part III: DUTY, OVERTIME AND LEAVE
  24. 21Duty to carry out lawful orders
  25. 22Limitations on duties to be assigned to members statutorily transferred
  26. 23Work not required to be performed
  27. 24Normal daily period of duty
  28. 25Meaning of “day”in Part III
  29. 26Variable shift arrangements
  30. 27Rostering of duties
  31. 28Overtime
  32. 29Public holidays and rest days for ranks below inspector
  33. 30Public holidays and rest days for inspectors and chief inspectors
  34. 31Public holidays and monthly leave days for ranks above chief inspector
  35. 32Travelling time treated as duty
  36. 33Meetings of Police Federation treated as police duty
  37. 34Annual leave
  38. 35Sick leave
  39. 36Maternity leave
  40. 37Paternity leave
  41. 38University scholars
  42. Part IV: PAY
  43. 39Rate of pay
  44. 40Temporary salary
  45. 41London weighting
  46. 42Reckoning of service in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
  47. 43Reckoning by constables of service in certain constabularies
  48. 44Reckoning of service in an airport constabulary
  49. 45Reckoning by constables of overseas police service
  50. 46Pay during sick leave
  51. 47Deductions from pay of social security benefits and statutory sick pay
  52. 48Calculation of monthly, weekly and daily pay
  53. 49Pay day
  54. Part V: ALLOWANCES AND OTHER EMOLUMENTS
  55. 50Restriction on payment of allowances
  56. 51Restriction on payments for private employment of police
  57. 52Removal allowance
  58. 53Plain clothes allowances
  59. 54Detective expenses allowance
  60. 55Subsistence, refreshment and lodging allowances
  61. 56Advances to cover expenses when away on duty
  62. 57Motor vehicle allowances
  63. 58Dog handler’s allowance
  64. 59Allowance in respect of medical charges
  65. 60London allowance
  66. 61Allowance for recurring escort duty, etc.
  67. 62Continuance of allowances when member ill
  68. 63Allowances in respect of periods of suspension
  69. 64University scholars
  70. 65Allowance under regulation 59 of the Police Regulations 1971
  71. Part VI: UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT
  72. 66Issue of uniform and equipment
  73. 67Re-issue of uniform and equipment
  74. 68Ownership of uniform and equipment
  75. 69Replacement of uniform and equipment
  76. Part VII: REVOCATIONS AND SAVINGS
  77. 70Revocations and savings
  78. 71Temporary provision about deputy chief constable
  79. Signature
  80. Schedule 1: MODIFICATION FOR PART-TIME SERVICE
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. 9Paragraph 9
  90. 10Paragraph 10
  91. 11Paragraph 11
  92. 12Paragraph 12
  93. 13Paragraph 13
  94. 14Paragraph 14
  95. 15Paragraph 15
  96. 16Paragraph 16
  97. 17Paragraph 17
  98. 18Paragraph 18
  99. 19Paragraph 19
  100. 20Paragraph 20
  101. 21Paragraph 21
  102. 22Paragraph 22
  103. 23Paragraph 23
  104. 24Paragraph 24
  105. 25Paragraph 25
  106. Schedule 2: RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCES
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. Schedule 3: MODIFICATION FOR VARIABLE SHIFT ARRANGEMENTS
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. 4Paragraph 4
  116. 5Paragraph 5
  117. 6Paragraph 6
  118. 7Paragraph 7
  119. 8Paragraph 8
  120. 9Paragraph 9
  121. 10Paragraph 10
  122. Schedule 4: ANNUAL LEAVE
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. 2Paragraph 2
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. 4Paragraph 4
  127. 5Paragraph 5
  128. 6Paragraph 6
  129. Schedule 5: UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. 3Paragraph 3
  133. 4Paragraph 4
  134. Schedule 6: DETERMINATION OF PAY
  135. 1Paragraph 1
  136. 2Paragraph 2
  137. Schedule 7: EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON PAY AND ALLOWANCES
  138. 1Paragraph 1
  139. 2Paragraph 2
  140. 3Paragraph 3
  141. 4Paragraph 4
  142. Schedule 8: SUBSISTENCE, REFRESHMENT AND LODGING ALLOWANCES
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. Schedule 9: MOTOR VEHICLE ALLOWANCES
  148. 1Paragraph 1
  149. 2Paragraph 2
  150. 3Paragraph 3
  151. 4Paragraph 4
  152. Schedule 10: DOG HANDLER'S ALLOWANCE
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. Schedule 11: ISSUE OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT
  155. 1Paragraph 1
  156. 2Paragraph 2
  157. 3Paragraph 3
  158. 4Paragraph 4
  159. Schedule 12: REVOCATIONS AND SAVINGS
  160. IREVOCATIONS
  161. Part II: SAVINGS
  162. General interpretation
  163. 1Paragraph 1
  164. Part-time service
  165. 2Paragraph 2
  166. Housing payments
  167. 3Interpretation
  168. 4Qualifying member previously provided with accommodation
  169. 5Qualifying member with housing emoluments
  170. 6Re-joining member previously provided with accommodation
  171. 7Re-joining member previously in receipt of housing payments
  172. 8Members provided with house or quarters
  173. 9Variation and termination of replacement allowances
  174. 10Continuance in force until 1st April 1995 of regulations 7 and 15 of the 1987 Regulations
  175. Explanatory note