The Police (Vetting) Regulations 2025
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5C Officers seeking to transfer from one police force to another
(1) This regulation applies where a police officer is seeking to transfer from one police force (“police force A”) to another police force (“police force B”). (2) The police officer may not be appointed to police force B unless the officer holds vetting clearance granted by the vetting authority of police force B no more than six months before the date of appointment. (3) Subject to paragraph (4), the vetting authority of police force B may only grant the police officer vetting clearance if— (a) the officer has submitted an application for vetting clearance to the vetting authority of police force B in a form and manner approved by the vetting authority of police force B, (b) the vetting authority of police force B has carried out a vetting application assessment in respect of the officer, and (c) the vetting authority of police force B is satisfied that the officer is suitable to hold vetting clearance. (4) The vetting authority of police force B may carry out a full vetting review, in place of the requirements referred to in paragraph (3)(a) and (b), if the following conditions are met— (a) police force A and police force B share a police vetting unit, (b) the vetting clearance granted to the police officer by police force A— (i) is at the level required to perform the duties of the role for which they are seeking appointment, and (ii) was granted within the period of 12 months ending with the date of appointment, and (c) the police vetting unit considers that a full vetting review is sufficient for the purposes of assessing the officer’s suitability to hold vetting clearance. (5) But vetting clearance which is granted to a police officer following a full vetting review under paragraph (4) is invalidated if the officer’s date of appointment is postponed with the result that the vetting clearance granted to the officer by police force A was granted more than 12 months before the date of appointment. (6) Where the vetting authority of police force B grants the police officer vetting clearance, it— (a) must specify the renewal date of the vetting clearance, and (b) may grant the vetting clearance subject to conditions. (7) Where the vetting authority of police force B declines to grant the police officer vetting clearance— (a) the vetting authority of police force B must, as soon as reasonably practicable after making its decision to decline to grant the officer vetting clearance, make a written report to the vetting authority of police force A setting out its decision and providing detailed reasons in writing for its decision, and (b) if regulation 4 does not apply, the vetting authority of police force A must carry out a full vetting review in respect of the officer. (8) If, after granting the police officer vetting clearance but before appointing the officer to police force B, the vetting authority of police force B considers that the officer is no longer suitable to hold vetting clearance, it must revoke the vetting clearance. (9) A police officer who has applied to police force B for vetting clearance or been granted vetting clearance by police force B must promptly notify the vetting authority of police force B of any change in their personal circumstance or any other matter which may reasonably affect their suitability to hold vetting clearance. (10) In this regulation— “full vetting review” means a review of whether a police officer continues to be suitable to hold vetting clearance which includes— a criminal history check, and any other checks which it is reasonable and proportionate to carry out for the purposes of assessing an officer's continued suitability to hold vetting clearance; “police vetting unit” means a unit of individuals specialised in the assessment of the suitability of police candidates or police officers to hold vetting clearance.
5C Officers seeking to transfer from one police force to another
(1) This regulation applies where a police officer is seeking to transfer from one police force (“police force A”) to another police force (“police force B”). (2) The police officer may not be appointed to police force B unless the officer holds vetting clearance granted by the vetting authority of police force B no more than six months before the date of appointment. (3) Subject to paragraph (4), the vetting authority of police force B may only grant the police officer vetting clearance if— (a) the officer has submitted an application for vetting clearance to the vetting authority of police force B in a form and manner approved by the vetting authority of police force B, (b) the vetting authority of police force B has carried out a vetting application assessment in respect of the officer, and (c) the vetting authority of police force B is satisfied that the officer is suitable to hold vetting clearance. (4) The vetting authority of police force B may carry out a full vetting review, in place of the requirements referred to in paragraph (3)(a) and (b), if the following conditions are met— (a) police force A and police force B share a police vetting unit, (b) the vetting clearance granted to the police officer by police force A— (i) is at the level required to perform the duties of the role for which they are seeking appointment, and (ii) was granted within the period of 12 months ending with the date of appointment, and (c) the police vetting unit considers that a full vetting review is sufficient for the purposes of assessing the officer’s suitability to hold vetting clearance. (5) But vetting clearance which is granted to a police officer following a full vetting review under paragraph (4) is invalidated if the officer’s date of appointment is postponed with the result that the vetting clearance granted to the officer by police force A was granted more than 12 months before the date of appointment. (6) Where the vetting authority of police force B grants the police officer vetting clearance, it— (a) must specify the renewal date of the vetting clearance, and (b) may grant the vetting clearance subject to conditions. (7) Where the vetting authority of police force B declines to grant the police officer vetting clearance— (a) the vetting authority of police force B must, as soon as reasonably practicable after making its decision to decline to grant the officer vetting clearance, make a written report to the vetting authority of police force A setting out its decision and providing detailed reasons in writing for its decision, and (b) if regulation 4 does not apply, the vetting authority of police force A must carry out a full vetting review in respect of the officer. (8) If, after granting the police officer vetting clearance but before appointing the officer to police force B, the vetting authority of police force B considers that the officer is no longer suitable to hold vetting clearance, it must revoke the vetting clearance. (9) A police officer who has applied to police force B for vetting clearance or been granted vetting clearance by police force B must promptly notify the vetting authority of police force B of any change in their personal circumstance or any other matter which may reasonably affect their suitability to hold vetting clearance. (10) In this regulation— “full vetting review” means a review of whether a police officer continues to be suitable to hold vetting clearance which includes— a criminal history check, and any other checks which it is reasonable and proportionate to carry out for the purposes of assessing an officer's continued suitability to hold vetting clearance; “police vetting unit” means a unit of individuals specialised in the assessment of the suitability of police candidates or police officers to hold vetting clearance.
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