The Police (Descriptions of Service) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2954
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Police (Descriptions of Service) Order 2012.

(2) This Order comes into force on 21st December 2012.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Section 2 Amendments to the Police Pensions Act 1976

(1) The Police Pensions Act 1976 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 7(2) (persons eligible for police pensions) after paragraph (d) insert—

(e) a person serving as a senior NCA officer;

(f) a person serving as Chief Executive of the body known as the College of Policing;

(3) In section 11 (interpretation) —

(a) in subsection (1) (references to membership of a police force etc ), at the end insert—

(d) service as a senior NCA officer;

(e) service as Chief Executive of the body known as the College of Policing.

(b) in subsection (2A)(b) (identity of police pension authority and pension supervising authority), for “or (c)” substitute “, (c) or (d)”;

(c) at the end of subsection (2A) insert—

(i) in relation to any service such as is mentioned in subsection (1)(e) or any service of the kind described in section 97(1)(i) of the Police Act 1996, “police pension authority” or “pension supervising authority” means the body known as the College of Policing.

(d) in subsection (3) (meaning of “police force”)—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “or (c)” substitute “(c), (d) or (e)”;

(ii) after “service such as is mentioned in subsection (1)(bh)” insert “or (d)”;

(e) in subsection (5), after the definition of “pension rights” insert—

“senior NCA officer” means—

the Director General and Deputy Director General of the body known as the National Crime Agency;

the officers of that body who report directly to the Director General or Deputy Director General; and

the Head of the National Cyber Crime Unit in that body;

(f) After subsection (8) insert—

(8A) References in this Act to a senior NCA officer or the Chief Executive of the body known as the College of Policing, and to service as such, have effect only in relation to cases where the person in question is (immediately before beginning that service) a member, or eligible to be a member, of a pension scheme provided for under section 1 above or section 25(2)(k) or 26(2)(g) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 .

Section 3 Amendments to the Police Act 1996

(1) Section 97 of the Police Act 1996 (police officers engaged on service outside their force) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (relevant service), at the end insert—

(i) temporary service with the body known as the College of Policing on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;

(3) In subsection (6) (discipline), in paragraph (a), for “or (h)” substitute “, (h) or (i),”.

(4) In subsection (8) (office of constable etc), for “or (d)” substitute “, (d) or (i)”.

Section 4 Amendments to the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

(1) Schedule A to the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 (glossary of expressions) is amended as follows .

(2) In the definition of “member of a police force”, after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

(h) a senior NCA officer;

(i) the chief executive of the body known as the College of Policing;

(3) In the definition of “regular policeman”, after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

(g) a senior NCA officer;

(h) the chief executive of the body known as the College of Policing;

(4) After the definition of “secured portion” and “unsecured portion”, insert—

“senior NCA officer” means—

the Director General and Deputy Director General of the body known as the National Crime Agency;

the officers of that body who report directly to the Director General or Deputy Director General; and

the Head of the National Cyber Crime Unit in that body;