Legislation – Policing and Crime Act 2017
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Policing and Crime Act 2017, Section 40 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2017/1139, reg. 2 by S.I. 2017/1162 reg. 2
Part 3Police workforce and representative institutions
CHAPTER 1Police workforce
Powers of police civilian staff and volunteers
40Training etc of police volunteers
(1)
“53FGuidance about designated police volunteers
(1)
The College of Policing may issue guidance to chief officers of police about—
(a)
the experience or qualifications that it would be appropriate for a person to have before being designated as a community support volunteer or a policing support volunteer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002;
(b)
the training to be undertaken by a person before being so designated or after being so designated.
(2)
The College may from time to time revise the whole or any part of any guidance issued under this section.
(3)
The College must publish any guidance issued under this section and any revision of it.
(4)
Each chief officer of police must have regard to guidance issued under this section.”
(2)
In section 97 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (regulations for police forces about police training etc), in subsection (6)(c)—
(a)
omit the “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii);
(b)
“or
(iv)
a person designated as a community support volunteer or a policing support volunteer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002.”