Tests and assessments
6.—(1) Where it appears to the Chief Constable that tests or assessments are necessary to determine whether a candidate is qualified for appointment under section 4(3) of the Act to a post in the police support staff, he shall –
(a)subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), carry out, or
(b)ask the agent to carry out,
the tests or assessments.
(2) In the case of medical tests or assessments, the Chief Constable or the agent shall arrange for them to be carried out by a registered medical practitioner approved by the Chief Constable.
(3) The Chief Constable or the agent may arrange for persons who –
(a)are, or who have been, police officers or members of the police support staff, and
(b)appear to the Chief Constable or the agent to have specialist knowledge of the duties of a post,
to participate in the process of developing or carrying out tests or assessments of candidates for that post.