Ethics and values - Kent Police

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Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED• Management advice• Written warning• Final written warning• Dismissal with notice• Dismissal without noticeDisciplinary proceedings for PCSOsThe procedures to follow for disciplinary proceedings for police officers andspecial constables are laid down in the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012.Disciplinary proceedings for PCSOs are not laid down in any Regulations andit is left to the discretion of the Chief Officer to determine any punishment.However, the Chief Officer may at any time, by notice to the designated oraccredited person, modify or withdraw that designation or accreditation.The Complaints Framework – Police Reform Act 2002The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has responsibilityunder the Police Reform Act 2002 to ensure suitable arrangements are inplace for dealing with complaints or allegations of misconduct against anyperson serving with the police service in England or Wales. A person isclassed as serving with the police if:• He/she is a member of a police force.• He/she is an employee of a local policing body who is under thedirection and control of a Chief Officer, or• He/she is a special constable who is under the direction and control ofa Chief Officer.For the full information on the complaints framework see IND02 FosterPeople’s Equality, Diversity and Rights, and LPG1_4_14 Police PersonnelProcedures student notes.The Police Regulations and Conditions of ServiceIND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 26 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013
Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDYou will need to be familiar with the conditions of service to which you arenow subject and the regulations that govern your actions as a member ofthe police service. In order to fulfil your role as a constable, you are givenpowers that have the potential to limit the liberty of an individual. Withthese powers comes the responsibility to use them without fear or favour.Many of the Police Regulations are intended to ensure that police officersare able to act impartially when discharging their duties. The conditions ofservice that we are subject to may seem onerous when compared to thoseof other employees but they must be viewed in the context of our uniqueposition in society.The legislation governing the police servicePolice Act1996 andSpecialConstablesRegulations1965The Police Act 1996 requires that police authorities within England andWales provide and maintain police forces for their areas and makesprovisions concerning the activities of members of the police service. ThisAct allows the Home Secretary to make regulations covering all aspects ofthe employment of police officers including pay and allowances, pensions,conditions of service, promotion and discipline. These are collectivelyknown as Police Regulations. Regulations specific to the employment ofspecial constables (including qualifications for appointment, suspension,retirement, expenses and allowances, and sick pay) are set out in theSpecial Constables Regulations 1965.Conditions of ServiceWhen you joined the force you should have been given a copy of theConditions of Service. This document is of fundamental importance to youas an officer and includes conditions relating to restrictions on your privatelife, sick leave, probationary period and personal records.Restrictions on your political activityAt present there are no specific legislative restrictions on political activity byspecial constables, unlike those in place for regular officers by virtue ofIND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 27 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013
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