Regulation 4C TimingsF1

Where a police candidate has applied for vetting clearance in accordance with regulation 4B(2), the vetting authority of the police force to which they are seeking appointment must carry out the vetting application assessment required by regulation 4B(3)(b) as close as reasonably practicable to the date of appointment, and in any event within the period of six months ending with that date.

If the date of appointment is postponed so that the period beginning with the day on which the police candidate is granted vetting clearance and ending with the date of appointment is more than six months, the police candidate must reapply for vetting clearance.