{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1098",
  "legislation_title": "The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Inspections of PSFA premises on behalf of the Director General",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) the Director General requires the Minister to allow a person nominated by the Director General to have access to any premises occupied for the purposes of the PSFA and to documents and other things on those premises; and\n(b) the requirement to allow access is imposed for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2),\nthe Minister must secure that the required access is allowed to the nominated person.\n(2) Those purposes are—\n(a) any examination by the Director General of the efficiency and effectiveness of the arrangements made by the Minister for handling complaints or dealing with recordable conduct matters or DSI matters;\n(b) any investigation by the Director General under these Regulations or of any investigation carried out under the Director General’s direction;\n(c) any review by the Director General under regulation 80.\n(3) A requirement to allow access imposed under this regulation for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) must be notified to the Minister at least 48 hours before the time at which access is required.\n(4) Where the requirement to allow access under this regulation is imposed for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) and the Minister considers there are reasonable grounds for not securing that the required access is allowed to the person, the obligation under paragraph (1) does not apply until the earliest practicable time after which, in the Minister’s opinion, there cease to be any such grounds.\n(5) The provisions of this regulation are in addition to, and without prejudice to—\n(a) the rights of entry, search and seizure that are or may be conferred on—\n(i) a person designated under regulation 42; or\n(ii) any person who otherwise acts on behalf of the Director General,\nin that person’s capacity as a constable or as a person with the powers and privileges of a constable; or\n(b) the duties and obligations of the Minister under regulations 11 and 57.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1098/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:36:22.629814+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}