SCHEDULE PREAMBLE TO THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND

(F)  The Statutory authority for the Code can be found in section 52 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. The contents of the Code are drawn from a number of sources, including:–

(1) the attestation found in section 38(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;

(2) the European Convention on Human Rights;

(3) other relevant Human Rights' standards. These include:

(a) The United Nations' Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials;

(b) The United Nations' Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials;

(c) European Police Code of Ethics.