DETERMINATIONS UNDER
THE POLICE (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004
1. The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by
regulations 9, 11, 12, 14, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33,
34 and 35 of the Police (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (“the Regulations”)
have determined that:
a) the standard of eyesight which must be met by a candidate for appointment
to a police force is that specified in Annex A;
b) the experience, and other requirements, required by a person appointed
as a chief constable shall be that specified in Part 1 of Annex B;
c) the range within which any fixed term of appointment must fall
and the circumstances in which such an appointment may be extended
shall be those specified in Part 2 of Annex B;
d) the circumstances in which a vacancy must be advertised and the
contents and manner of publication of such advertisements shall be
those specified in Part 3 of Annex B;
e) periods of probation shall be applicable as specified in Annex
C;
f) the circumstances in which a member of a police force may retire
shall be those specified in Annex D;
g) the normal periods of duty of a member of a police force (including
periods allowed for refreshment), variable shift arrangements which
may be brought into operation, requirements relating to duty rosters,
public holidays, rest days and monthly leave days, and circumstances
in which travelling time may be treated as duty shall be those specified
in Annex E;
h) the rate of pay for members
of police forces shall be the rate for the time being applicable to
such members in accordance with Annex F;
i) the circumstances and
manner in which a member of a police force is compensated in respect
of overtime shall be as specified in Annex G;
j) the circumstances and
manner in which a member of a police force is compensated in respect
of time spent on duty on public holidays and rostered days shall be
as specified in Annex H;
k) the circumstances in
which a member of a police force is entitled to receive a temporary
salary and the rate of that salary shall be those specified in Annex
I;
l) the circumstances in
which a member of a police force is entitled to be temporarily promoted
and the rate of salary on such promotion shall be those specified
in Annex J;
m) the entitlement of members
of police forces to pay during periods of sick leave shall be as specified
in Annex K;
n) the entitlement of members
of police forces to pay during periods of maternity leave, maternity
support leave, adoption leave and adoption support leave shall be
as specified in
Annex L;
o) the rules in accordance
with which the intervals at which members of a police force are paid
are to be fixed and the manner of calculating pay shall be as specified
in Annex M;
p) Parts 3 and 4 of the
Regulations and determinations thereunder shall have effect in relation
to a University scholar in accordance with Annex N;
q) the entitlement of a
member of a police force to annual leave shall be as specified in
Annex O;
r) the circumstances in
which a member of a police force shall be entitled to be absent on
account of injury or illness
are those specified in Annex P;
s) the circumstances in
which a female member of a police force may take leave for the purposes
of ante-natal care are those specified in Annex Q;
t) the circumstances in
which a female member of a police force qualifies for maternity leave
are those specified in Annex R;
u) the entitlement of a
member of a police force to maternity support leave, parental leave,
adoption leave and adoption support leave shall be as specified in
Annex S;
v) a member of a police
force shall be entitled to be permitted to take time off for dependants
in accordance with Annex T;
w) a member of a police
force shall be entitled to any allowance specified in Annex U in accordance
with that annex;
x) a member of a police
force shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses in accordance
with Annex V;
2. Insofar as they relate to matters mentioned in section 61(1) of
the Police Act 1996, these determinations are based on agreements
reached by the Police Negotiating Board. In making their determinations
with respect to those matters, the Scottish Ministers supplied the
Police Negotiating Board with a draft of the determination. In making
their determinations with respect to any other matter, the Scottish
Ministers supplied the Police Advisory Board for Scotland with a draft
of the determination and took into consideration any representations
made by that Board.
3. (1) Expressions used in these determinations which also appear
in the Regulations have the same meanings as in the Regulations.
(2) In these determinations, the expressions:
“joint branch board” means the joint branch board mentioned
in regulation 7(3) of the Police Federation (Scotland) Regulations
1985; and
“part-time member” means a person appointed under regulation
6 to perform part-time service.
4. These determinations shall come into force on 25th June 2004 and,
except where otherwise stated, have effect from that date.
