The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/2373
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

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

Section 2 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996

The Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996

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;

Section 4 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996

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).

Section 5 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996

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.