# The Police (Vetting) Regulations 2025, Regulation 9: Police friend

Extent: E+W

(1) The officer concerned may choose—
(a) a police officer,
(b) a police staff member, or
(c) a person nominated by the officer's staff association,
who is not otherwise involved in the withdrawal assessment, to act as a police friend.
(2) The police friend may—
(a) advise the officer throughout the withdrawal assessment,
(b) make representations to the vetting authority concerning any aspect of the withdrawal assessment, and
(c) accompany the officer to any interview or appeal meeting which forms part of the withdrawal assessment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/502/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-vetting-regulations-2025/regulation-9
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