Police Act 1996

[F1Police barred listU.K.

88ADuty to report dismissals etc to College of PolicingU.K.

(1)The relevant authority must report a person to the College of Policing where—

(a)the person ceases to be a member of a police force or a special constable by virtue of being dismissed at proceedings conducted under regulations made in pursuance of section 50(3) or 51(2A);

(b)the person is a former member of a police force or a former special constable and there is a finding in relation to the person in disciplinary proceedings that the person would have been dismissed if the person had still been a member of a police force or a special constable;

(c)the person ceases to be a civilian police employee by virtue of being dismissed and the reason, or one of the reasons, for the dismissal relates to conduct, efficiency or effectiveness;

(d)the person is a former civilian police employee and there is a finding in relation to the person in disciplinary proceedings that the person would have been dismissed if the person had still been such an employee.

(2)A report under subsection (1)—

(a)must be made within such period as is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State;

(b)must include such information as is so specified.

(3)In this section “relevant authority” means—

(a)in relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(a), other than a person who was a chief officer of police immediately before being dismissed, the chief officer of police of the police force of which the person was a member, or for which the person was appointed as a special constable, at that time;

(b)in relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(a) who was a chief officer of police immediately before being dismissed, the local policing body for the police force of which the person was a member at that time;

(c)in relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(b), other than a former chief officer of police, the chief officer of police of the police force of which the person was last a member or for which the person was last appointed as a special constable;

(d)in relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(b) who is a former chief officer of police, the local policing body for the police force of which the person was last a member;

(e)in relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(c), the chief officer of police under whose direction and control the person was immediately before being dismissed;

(f)in relation to a person falling within subsection (1)(d), the chief officer of police under whose direction and control the person was immediately before ceasing to be a civilian police employee.

(4)In this section “disciplinary proceedings” means—

(a)in relation to a former member of a police force or a former special constable, proceedings conducted under regulations made in pursuance of section 50(3A) or 51(2B);

(b)in relation to a former civilian police employee, any proceedings that are identified as disciplinary proceedings in relation to such a person by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(5)For the purposes of this section, a person is a civilian police employee if the person is—

(a)a member of the civilian staff of a police force, including the metropolitan police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011), or

(b)a person employed by the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police authority who is under the direction and control of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London.

(6)A person is dismissed for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) if the circumstances in which the person ceases to be a civilian police employee amount to dismissal within the meaning of Part 10 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (see section 95 of that Act).

(7)Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

(8)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

88BDuty to maintain police barred listU.K.

(1)The College of Policing must maintain a list of persons who are reported to the College under section 88A.

(2)The list maintained under subsection (1) is to be known as the police barred list.

(3)The police barred list must include such information in relation to a person reported to the College of Policing under section 88A as is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(4)Regulations under this section—

(a)may make different provision for different cases and circumstances;

(b)may confer a discretion on the College of Policing.

(5)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

F288CEffect of inclusion in police barred listU.K.

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F288DApplication of section 88C to persons with mixed functionsU.K.

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F288EProhibition on contractors using barred personsU.K.

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88FRemoval from police barred listU.K.

(1)This section applies where a relevant authority reports a person to the College of Policing under section 88A and—

(a)in relation to a person reported by virtue of section 88A(1)(a), the person is reinstated as a member of a police force or a special constable (as the case may be) at proceedings conducted under rules made under section 85;

(b)in relation to a person reported by virtue of section 88A(1)(b), the finding that the person would have been dismissed is set aside at proceedings conducted under rules made under section 85;

(c)in relation to a person reported by virtue of section 88A(1)(c), the dismissal is found to have been an unfair dismissal—

(i)following a complaint under section 111 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and

(ii)whether by an employment tribunal or on appeal;

(d)in relation to a person reported by virtue of section 88A(1)(d), the finding that the person would have been dismissed is set aside at proceedings that are identified as appeal proceedings by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2)Where this section applies, the relevant authority must make a further report to the College of Policing in relation to the person.

(3)A report under subsection (2)—

(a)must be made within such period as is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State;

(b)must include such information as is so specified.

(4)On receipt of a report under subsection (2) in relation to a person the College of Policing must remove the person from the police barred list.

(5)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in connection with the removal of a person from the police barred list otherwise than under subsection (4).

(6)Regulations under subsection (5) may confer functions on the College of Policing including functions which involve the exercise of a discretion.

(7)“Relevant authority” has the same meaning in this section as it has in section 88A.

(8)Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

(9)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

88GPublication of information in police barred listU.K.

(1)This section applies to a person who—

(a)is included in the police barred list, and

(b)is of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2)The College of Policing must (in accordance with subsection (3)) publish such information included in the police barred list in relation to a person to whom this section applies as is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(3)Information published under subsection (2) must—

(a)be published in such manner as the College of Policing considers appropriate,

(b)be published within such period following its inclusion in the police barred list as is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State,

(c)remain published by the College for a period of 5 years beginning with the date on which it is first published, and

(d)cease to be published by the College at the end of that period.

(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for the duty in subsection (2) to be subject to exceptions.

(5)Regulations under subsection (4) may (amongst other things) make provision which has the effect that—

(a)information is never published;

(b)information ceases to be published by the College of Policing before the end of the period referred to in subsection (3)(c).

(6)Regulations which make provision of the type described in subsection (5)(b) may confer functions on the College of Policing including functions which involve the exercise of a discretion.

(7)Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

(8)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

88HPower to disclose information in police barred listU.K.

The College of Policing may, if it considers it to be in the public interest to do so, disclose to any person information included in the police barred list which relates to a particular person who is included in the police barred list.]