Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 260 (S.27)

The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988

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1988 No. 260 (S.27)

POLICE

The Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(^[1]), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having submitted a draft of the Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for Scotland and considered representations made by them in accordance with section 26(9) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 17th March 1988.

    2.    For regulation 4 of the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1968(^[2]) there shall be substituted the following regulation:—

"Period of probation for constable promoted to sergeant
    4.—(1)  A constable who is promoted to the rank of sergeant shall be on probation in that rank for a period of 1 year or for such longer period as the chief constable, whether at the time of the promotion or at any time during the period of probation, may determine to be appropriate in the circumstances of a particular case.

    (2)  Any period of temporary promotion by virtue of regulation 6(1) shall be disregarded in calculating the period of probation.

    (3)  The chief constable may reduce a sergeant to the rank of constable at any time during his period of probation if the chief constable considers that the officer is not likely to perform satisfactorily the duties of a sergeant." .

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
New St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

10th February 1988

These Regulations amend regulation 4 of the Police (Promotion) (Scotland) Regulations 1968 (which relates to the period of probation for a constable promoted to sergeant). They enable a chief constable to extend the period of probation beyond one year in any particular case. They also make express provision for a chief constable to reduce a sergeant to the rank of constable at any time during his period of probation if he considers that the officer is not likely to perform satisfactorily the duties of a sergeant.

[1] 1967 c. 77; section 26(1A) and (10) were inserted by section 111 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60); section 26(9) was amended by section 2(4) of the Police Negotiating Board Act 1980 (c. 10) back

[2] S.I. 1968/717; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1971/344 back