# The Police (Vetting) Regulations 2025, Regulation 19: Representations to the assessor

Extent: E+W

(1) Before the end of the period of 10 working days beginning with the first working day after a written notice is given under regulation 18(1) or (2)—
(a) the officer concerned may provide a written or oral statement relating to the matter to the assessor, including any mitigating circumstances relevant to the matter, and
(b) the officer concerned or the officer’s police friend may provide to the assessor any document relating to any matter subject to the withdrawal assessment, including a document containing suggestions as to lines of inquiry to be pursued or witnesses to be interviewed.
(2) The assessor must, as part of the withdrawal assessment, consider any such statement or document and must make a record of having received it.
(3) The period referred to in paragraph (1) may be extended by the assessor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/502/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-vetting-regulations-2025/regulation-19
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