Police Force Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Duties, Discipline and Powersof Police Officers
38. Attempt to commit service offence
Feedback & supportA person who, with intent to commit any service offence, by act or omission behaves in a manner that is, or that the person believes to be, a substantial step towards the commission of the service offence is deemed, for the purpose of this section, to have attempted to commit the service offence.
service offence
“service offence” means —(a)in relation to a police officer, an offence punishable under Part 3; and(b)in relation to a special police officer, an offence punishable under Part 8;
A person who attempts to commit a service offence under any of the provisions of this Part shall be liable on conviction or on being found guilty thereof to the like punishment for that offence.
A person charged with attempting to commit a service offence may be convicted or found guilty of the attempt even though the evidence in the proceedings proves that the person committed the offence.
Where an attempt to commit a service offence is voluntarily abandoned, the fact and circumstances of that abandonment are to be taken into consideration in mitigation of any punishment to be imposed in respect of the attempt.