Police Officers are by law required to declare and have agreed any interest in an undertaking where money is made by themselves or others. They are encouraged to take the broadest possible interpretation of this to prevent any conflict of interest. This information is held in a Register of Business Interests and each one is reviewed annually to ensure that no conflict of interest occurs and that they comply with the European Directive on hours of work.

The interests are categorised below:

• Property Rental – This includes rental of a single room, a flat in the family home, part time rental of a holiday home and full time rental of property at home and abroad
• Paid Hobby – This includes a range of declared interests, mainly handicrafts and skills, where the officer is selling items to friends, colleagues and a limited public to finance the hobby
• Self-Employed – These officers work alone on a variety of interests such as property maintenance, gardening and cleaning
• Trainer/Teacher – This includes a diverse range of roles from sports coaching and driver training to college lecturing and business training
• Consultant/Advisor/Surveyor – These officers have skills in areas such as garden design, health and surveying that they periodically hire out
• Waged – These officers are paid a wage by a business when they undertake work such as driving and chauffeuring
• Business with Others - This includes company directorships, partnerships and other business arrangements where risk and reward are shared with other individuals
• Family Business – This covers being involved or assisting with a spouse or parent’s business or one with other family connections
• Musical Entertainer – These range from officers who regularly play music in public houses and clubs for payment to those who cover their costs for occasional performances.
• Voluntary Work – This includes a wide range of interest with both no recovery of costs and recovery of cost but no remuneration