New Police (Vetting) Regulations published; permission to appeal in Di Maria
23rd April 2025
The Home Secretary has today laid before Parliament Police (Vetting) Regulations to address the lacuna identified by the Administrative Court in R (Di Maria) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2025] EWHC 275 (Admin).
The Vetting Regulations provide a process for police officers’ vetting clearance to be reviewed and, where appropriate, removed. Officers whose minimum vetting clearance is removed must be dismissed. The Regulations also provide for an internal appeal against the removal of vetting, and for an appeal to the independent Police Appeals Tribunal. The Regulations will come into force on 14 May 2025.
The announcement has generated significant media coverage.
Separately, the Court of Appeal has granted the Commissioner permission to appeal against Lang J’s decision in Di Maria.
John Beggs KC and James Berry KC appeared for the Metropolitan Police Service in Di Maria along with Katherine Hampshire.
John and James advised the Metropolitan Police Service on its representations to the Home Office with respect to the proposed Police (Vetting) Regulations.
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