OpenLegislation

The Police Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/527 · Made 5 March 2003 · Extends to England and Wales

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 13 July 2026.

POLICE, ENGLAND & WALES

Made 5th March 2003

Laid before Parliament 10th March 2003

Coming into force 1st April 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 50 of the Police Act 1996 M1 and section 405 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 M2, and after taking into consideration the recommendations of the Police Negotiating Board and supplying that Board with a draft of these Regulations in accordance with section 62(1) of the Police Act 1996, and after supplying a draft of these Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and taking into consideration their representations in accordance with section 63(3) of the Police Act 1996, hereby makes the following Regulations:C1

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1996 c. 16; there are amendments to section 50 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

M2

1999 c. 29.

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (with modifications) (21.3.2024) by The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/414), arts. 1(2), 5, Sch. 1 para. 47

Contents

  1. Part 1: COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2References to transfers
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: GOVERNMENT
  6. 4Ranks
  7. 5Part-time appointments
  8. 6Restrictions on the private life of members
  9. 7Business interests of members of police forces: general
  10. 8Business interests of members of police forces: notification and determination
  11. 9Business interests of members of police forces: appeal
  12. 9ABusiness interest precluding appointment to a police force
  13. 10Qualifications for appointment to a police force
  14. 10ATaking of fingerprints and samples prior to appointment to a police force
  15. 10BMember rejoining a police force
  16. 11Appointment of senior officers
  17. 11ARemoval of chief constable or commissioner or deputy commissioner of the metropolitan police
  18. 11BRemoval of other senior officers
  19. 12Probationary service ...
  20. 13Discharge of probationer
  21. 13ASecondments
  22. 14Retirement
  23. 14ACompensation lump sum on voluntary retirement
  24. 15Contents of personal records
  25. 16Transfer of personal records
  26. 17Personal record of member leaving force
  27. 18Fingerprints
  28. 19Samples
  29. 19ATesting for substance misuse
  30. Part 3: DUTY
  31. 20Duty to carry out lawful orders
  32. 21Limitations on duties to be assigned to members statutorily transferred
  33. 22Duty
  34. 23Meetings of the Police Federation treated as police duty
  35. Part 4: PAY
  36. 24Pay
  37. 25Overtime
  38. 26Public holidays and rest days
  39. 27Temporary salary and temporary promotion
  40. 28Sick pay
  41. 28AEntitlement to pay when on adjusted duties
  42. 29Maternity pay
  43. 30Fixing of pay day and calculation of monthly, weekly and daily pay
  44. 31Deductions from pay of social security benefits and statutory sick pay
  45. 32University scholars
  46. Part 5: LEAVE
  47. 33Leave
  48. Part 6: ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
  49. 34Allowances
  50. 35Expenses
  51. 36Continuance of allowances when member ill
  52. 37Allowances in respect of periods of suspension
  53. 38Replacement allowance
  54. 39Restriction on payments for private employment of police
  55. Part 7: RECKONING OF SERVICE
  56. 40Reckoning of service in the Police Service of Northern Ireland
  57. 41Reckoning of service in the British Transport Police Force
  58. 41AReckoning of service in the Royal Parks Constabulary
  59. 42Reckoning by constables of service in certain constabularies
  60. 43Reckoning of service in an airport constabulary
  61. 44Reckoning by constables of overseas police service
  62. 44AReckoning of service in NCA
  63. Part 8: UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT
  64. 45Issue of uniform and equipment
  65. Part 9: DETERMINATIONS
  66. 46Determinations
  67. Part 10: REVOCATIONS AND SAVINGS
  68. 47Revocations and savings
  69. Signature
  70. Schedule 1: RESTRICTIONS ON THE PRIVATE LIFE OF MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCES
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. Schedule 2: EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON PAY AND ALLOWANCES
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. Schedule 3: REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. 8Modification of compensatory allowance
  89. 9Reduced arrears of replacement allowance for re-joining members in receipt of related allowances
  90. Schedule 3A: Listed offences
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. 5Paragraph 5
  96. 6Paragraph 6
  97. 7Paragraph 7
  98. 8Paragraph 8
  99. 9Paragraph 9
  100. 10Paragraph 10
  101. Schedule 4: REVOCATIONS AND SAVINGS
  102. 1REVOCATIONS
  103. Part 2: SAVINGS
  104. Paragraph
  105. Explanatory note