Policing and Crime Act 2017

2 (1) Section 42 (supplementary provisions relating to designations and accreditations) is amended as follows.

(2) Omit subsections (A1) to (C1) and (1A).

(3) In subsection (2A), for “investigating officer”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “policing support officer or policing support volunteer”.

(4) In subsection (2B), for ““investigating officer” means a person designated as an investigating officer” substitute ““policing support officer” and “policing support volunteer” mean (respectively) a person designated as a policing support officer or (as the case may be) a policing support volunteer”.

(5) After subsection (7A) insert—

“(7B) For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of police volunteers designated under section 38, conduct by such a volunteer in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under that section is to be taken to be conduct by that person in the course of employment by the chief officer of police by whom the designation is made; and, in the case of a tort, that chief officer is to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.

(7C) For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of police volunteers designated under section 38, conduct by such a volunteer in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 38B is to be taken to be conduct by that person in the course of employment by the chief officer of police by whom the designation under section 38 is made; and, in the case of a tort, that chief officer is to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.”