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# The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2014 No. 2373
Police, England And Wales
The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
1st September 2014
Laid before Parliament
8th September 2014
Coming into force
1st October 2014
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(2)(b) of the Police Act 1996.
In accordance with section 50(2ZC) of that Act, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

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

## 2 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 {#regulation-2}

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

## 3 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 {#regulation-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;
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## 4 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 {#regulation-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).
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## 5 Amendments to the Police (Promotion) Regulations 1996 {#regulation-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.
.