Force Orders 1936_08
X
No. 8.
20th January,1936.
TO BE CIRCULATED
TO ALL RANSSOF
Tim CHESHIRE CONSTABDLt1RY.
The StandingJointCommitteehave authorieedthe
paymento£ £4. 17. 6d to twenty-fiveActingsergeantsfrom the 1st
February,1936.
0n1y the paidActingSergeantswi11 be recognised
officiallyas ActingSergeants. The unpaidActingSergeantsmay
retaintheir striposif theywish to, but theywi11 be treatedfor
purposesof Policework as Constableeand wi11 be referredto in
officialcorrespondenceaa Constables,and wi11 signa11 documants
aa such.
• The Suparintendentmay utilïs®them, 8 he daems fit,
aa the seniorConstableof a Sectionin the absenceof the Sergaant-
Promotionto Sergeantwi11 be made from amongthe paid ActingSergeant
.
Beforethe Chie£Constablemakesa paidActingSergeant
he wi11 firstreviewthe cla msof thosewho have bean unpaidActing
Sergeantsbut he would emphasisethe factthat havingbeen an unpaid
ActingSergeantis not in itselfsuf£iciento justifypromotionto
paid ActingSergeant. The fact of havingpaasedan examinationand '
havinghad the commandof oneman ie not by itselfsuffioientgrounds
for promotionto a paidActingSergeantwith a c i a dof at least
fivemen or importantclericalwork, or employedon detectiveduties-
1n consideringpromotion,kwwledge of Policematters,
personality,the powerto instructothers,and to oam andthem,and
otherattributeshava necessarilyto be considered.
, No. 8.
20th January,1936.
SHEETN0. 2.
PaidActing5ergeantswi11 be deamedto be on probation
for one year.
The Chief Constablehopeethat nov+the rank o£ Acting
$ergeontie made ona of importance,and receivosgood ranuneration
that thosewho desireto attainthis rankwi11 redoubletheir
e£fortsto improvetheirknowledgeon Policemattersand by their
exampleand generalbehaviourahowthat they are worthyto be
considered.