Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 546
Police, England And Wales
The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Made
27th May 2020
Laid before Parliament
1st June 2020
Coming into force
22nd June 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(1) and (2)(b) of the Police Act 1996( 1 ).
In accordance with section 50(2ZC) of that Act( 2 ), 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 (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 22nd June 2020.
Amendments to the Police Regulations 2003
2. —(1)The Police Regulations 2003( 3 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 10 (qualifications for appointment to a police force)—
(a) after paragraph (b), insert—
“ (ba) must have attained the age of 17 years; ” ;
(b) in paragraph (c), after “18 years” insert “before being appointed to a police force”;
(c) in paragraph (ea), after “paragraph (1A)” insert “before being appointed to a police force”.
Kit Malthouse
Minister of State
Home Office
27th May 2020
Section 50(2ZC) was inserted by section 123(1) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12) . Section 123 was subject to a correction slip published on 4th August 2014. Section 50(2ZC) was amended by section 48(1), (3), and (6) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) but those amendments are not yet in force.
S.I. 2003/527 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/2278 , 2013/2793 .