# The Police (Vetting) Regulations 2025, Regulation 4D: Suitability to hold vetting clearance: criminal convictions and cautions


(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of a vetting authority considering whether a police candidate is suitable to hold vetting clearance.
(2) A police candidate is not suitable to hold vetting clearance if the candidate—
(a) has engaged in conduct which attracts automatic disqualification under regulation 10(2A) of the Police Regulations 2003, or
(b) has been convicted of, or given a caution for, an offence falling outside regulation 10(2A) of the Police Regulations 2003, unless there are particular circumstances relevant to the candidate’s case which justify the candidate being regarded as suitable to hold vetting clearance notwithstanding the commission of that offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/502/regulation/4D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-vetting-regulations-2025/regulation-4D
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