States
of Jersey Police Force (General Provisions) Order 2025
THE MINISTER
FOR JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS, after consulting the States Employment Board, the Jersey Police
Authority, the Chief Officer and the association of police officers
established under Article 12 of the States of Jersey Police
Force Law 2012, makes
this Order under Articles 10, 13 and 33 of that Law –
Commencement [see endnotes]
1 Interpretation
In this Order –
“candidate” means a candidate for appointment to
the Force;
“Law” means the States of Jersey Police Force Law 2012;
“probationary period” has the meaning given in
Article 4(f);
“sample” means –
(a) a sample of hair, other
than pubic hair, complete with roots;
(b) saliva; or
(c) a swab taken from the
mouth.
2 Duties
In addition to a police
officer’s duties under Article 16 of the Law, a police officer must –
(a) comply with the standards
of professional behaviour set out in Schedule 2 to the Police
(Complaints and Conduct) (Jersey) Law 2022; and
(b) perform the functions assigned
to their rank to the standards expected of that rank.
3 Terms and conditions of
appointment and management policies
(1) The
Chief Officer must publish police officers’ terms and conditions of appointment
as soon as practicable after they have been determined under Article 11 of
the Law.
(2) The
Chief Officer must set Force policies concerning the appointment and management
of police officers.
(3) Before
setting those policies, the Chief Officer –
(a) must consult the
association of police officers established under Article 12 of the Law
(the “police association”); and
(b) may consult any of the
following –
(i) the Minister;
(ii) the States Employment Board;
(iii) the Police Authority.
(4) Paragraphs (5)
and (6) apply if, following consultation under paragraph (3)(a), the
police association objects to a policy that the Chief Officer proposes to set.
(5) If,
after every reasonable effort has been made to resolve the objection, the
police association continues to object to the proposed policy, the Chief
Officer must refer the objection to the Minister for determination.
(6) The
Minister must –
(a) having regard to the
nature and extent of the objection, make a determination
within a reasonable period that the Minister considers appropriate; and
(b) give reasons, in writing,
for their determination.
(7) The
policies may include, but are not limited to, the following matters –
(a) appointment, performance and promotion;
(b) probationary period on
appointment, or on rejoining the Force;
(c) grievance procedures;
(d) sickness and annual leave;
(e) the issue, use and return of uniform and equipment provided
under Article 9;
(f) the use of equipment, including information equipment and
information technology systems.
(8) The
Chief Officer must –
(a) publish the policies as soon as
practicable after they have been set; and
(b) keep the policies under
review, consult on proposed changes in accordance with this Article, and
publish changes resulting from a review.
(9) The
terms and conditions of appointment and policies must be published in a
manner that brings them to the attention of candidates, police officers and the
public.
(10) In
this Article, “appointment” includes recruitment and selection.
4 Appointment
A candidate must –
(a) be aged at least 18 years
and 6 months;
(b) have residential and
employment status under the Control of Housing and
Work (Jersey) Law 2012;
(c) produce satisfactory references
as to character;
(d) be certified medically
fit by a doctor;
(e) pass the Force’s
recruitment and selection process including security vetting procedures and the
speculative search under Article 5; and
(f) on appointment, serve a period
of probation (“probationary period”) for the period that is specified in their
contract of appointment, or as may be provided in the Force probation policy,
if any.
5 Fingerprints and sample prior to
appointment
(1) If
a candidate is to be offered an appointment, the offer is subject to the
following conditions –
(a) the candidate must agree,
in writing –
(i) to have their fingerprints
and a sample taken; and
(ii) that their fingerprints
and the sample may be used for the purposes of a speculative search; and
(b) the Chief Officer must be
satisfied that the candidate is suitable for appointment following the results
of the speculative search.
(2) Paragraph (1)
does not apply to a candidate from another police force in the British Islands.
(3) If
a candidate is appointed to the Force, they are not required to have fingerprints
and a sample taken under Article 6, but fingerprints and the sample taken
under this Article must be treated in accordance with Article 6.
(4) In
this Article, “speculative search” has the meaning given in Article 1(1)
of the Police
Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003.
6 Fingerprints and sample
following appointment
(1) Every
police officer must have their fingerprints taken as directed by the Chief
Officer.
(2) Every
police officer, other than a police officer transferred to the Force from
another police force in the British Islands, must have a sample taken as
directed by the Chief Officer.
(3) Fingerprints
and the sample taken under this Article or Article 5, including
information derived from the sample, must be kept separate from fingerprints
and the sample taken for other purposes.
(4) All
copies and records of fingerprints and the sample must be destroyed when the
police officer leaves the Force.
(5) If
a police officer is transferred to another police force in the British Islands,
their fingerprints, sample and information derived from the sample must be
transferred to the chief officer, or person of equivalent rank, of that police
force.
7 Probation
(1) At
the end of a police officer’s probationary period, or at any time during the
probationary period, their appointment may be terminated if the Chief Officer,
or their delegate, determines that the police officer is –
(a) not suited to perform the
duties of a police officer; or
(b) not likely to become an
efficient and effective member of the Force.
(2) The
Force probation policy may provide for a procedure to enable a police officer
to appeal against the determination to terminate their appointment.
(3) If
a police officer’s appointment is terminated, they are entitled to receive 1 month’s notice or 1 month’s pay in lieu of notice.
8 Promotion
(1) The
Chief Officer may promote a police officer if the police officer has
successfully completed –
(a) their probationary period
following appointment or following their rejoining of the Force;
(b) knowledge tests or
examinations;
(c) other promotion processes
that may be provided in the Force promotion policy, if any.
(2) A
police officer who has successfully passed a promotion examination while
serving in another police force in the British Islands is taken to have passed
the equivalent examination for promotion in Jersey.
(3) A
police officer who is promoted to a permanent vacancy in a higher rank is on
probation in that rank for 1 year.
(4) A
police officer who is participating in any accelerated
promotion scheme operated by the College of Policing for England and Wales –
(a) is regarded as competent
to perform the duties of a higher rank; and
(b) is eligible for promotion
to a higher rank.
(5) If
paragraph (4) applies, the Chief Officer may direct that the police
officer is promoted to a higher rank even if there is no vacancy at that rank.
9 Personal records
(1) The
Chief Officer must ensure that a personal record is kept of every police
officer.
(2) If
a police officer becomes a member of another police force in the British
Islands, the Chief Officer must, on request by the chief officer of that other
force, or person of equivalent rank, provide them with a copy of the police
officer’s personal record.
(3) The
personal record must contain the police officer’s –
(a) place and date of birth;
(b) service in any of the
armed forces in the British Islands or in another police force in the British
Islands;
(c) promotions,
commendations, rewards and disciplinary sanctions, other than a caution, if any;
(d) special or sick leave
taken;
(e) reason for leaving the Force
and the date they left.
(4) A
police officer is, on request, entitled to inspect their personal record.
10 Uniform and equipment
(1) The
Chief Officer must provide every police officer with all articles of uniform
and equipment necessary for the performance of their police duties.
(2) All
articles of uniform and equipment issued to a police officer –
(a) must be provided free of
charge;
(b) are for use only by that
officer in the performance of their police duties; and
(c) must be returned to the
Force when no longer required.
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12 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the States of Jersey Police Force
(General Provisions) Order 2025 and comes into force 7 days after it is
made.