# The Police (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Regulation 17: Personal record of member leaving force


(1) Where a member of a police force ceases to be a member of that police force the member shall, unless that member transfers to another police force, be given a certificate showing that member’s rank and setting out the period of that member’s service in that police force and in any other police force.
(2) The chief constable may append to the certificate any recommendation which the chief constable feels justified in giving, such as that–
the member’s conduct was exemplary;
the member’s conduct was very good;
the member’s conduct was good.
(3) Where a member of a police force ceases to be a member of that police force, otherwise than by transferring to another police force, that member’s personal record shall be kept for such time as the chief constable may think fit and shall then be destroyed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/257/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-17
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