2014 No. 2373
Police, England And Wales

The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(2)(b) of the Police Act 19961.
In accordance with section 50(2ZC)2 of that Act, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.

Citation and commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st October 2014.

Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996

2.

The Police (Promotion) Regulations 19963 are amended as follows.

3.

In regulation 2, in the appropriate place insert—

““FT Programme” means a programme for the time being recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of these Regulations as the Constable to Inspector Fast Track Programme;”.

4.

In regulation 3—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “A constable” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), a constable”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), for “A sergeant is qualified” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2B), a sergeant is qualified”;

(c)

after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A)

A constable participating in the FT Programme is qualified for promotion to the rank of sergeant if he has obtained a pass in the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of sergeant.

(2B)

A sergeant participating in the FT Programme is qualified for promotion to the rank of inspector if he has obtained a pass in the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of inspector (including where part of that pass was obtained whilst the sergeant held the rank of constable, in accordance with paragraph 5(2A) of Schedule 1).”.

5.

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), for “(1B),” substitute “(1B), (1C),”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1A), for “(1B),” substitute “(1B), (1C),”;

(c)

after sub-paragraph (1B), insert—

“(1C)

A constable participating in the FT Programme is eligible to take Part I of the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of sergeant.”;

(d)

after sub-paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A)

A constable participating in the FT Programme is eligible to take Part I of the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of inspector.”;

(e)

in sub-paragraph (3A), for “(3B),” substitute “(3B), (3C),”;

(f)

after sub-paragraph (3B), insert—

“(3C)

A sergeant participating in the FT Programme is eligible to take Part I of the qualifying assessment for promotion to the rank of inspector.”;

(g)

in sub-paragraph (5), for “A person” substitute “A person, other than a person participating in the FT Programme,”;

(h)

after sub-paragraph (6), insert—

“(7)

Part IIB of the qualifying assessment may be taken by a constable participating in the FT Programme only if a pass has been obtained in Part I.”.

Mike Penning
Minister of State

Home Office

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Police Promotion Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations) to introduce the Constable to Inspector Fast Track Programme (“the Programme”). The amendments to regulation 3 of the 1996 Regulations have the effect of permitting constables and sergeants participating in the Programme to be promoted more quickly than if they were not participating in the Programme. Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations is also amended to permit constables and sergeants participating in the Programme to take their qualifying assessments for promotion earlier than if they were not participating in the Programme.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.