# The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026, Regulation 29: Power of the Director General to treat conduct matters as having been referred


(1) The Director General may treat a conduct matter that comes to the Director General’s attention otherwise than by having been referred to the Director General under regulation 28 as having been so referred.
(2) Where the Director General treats a conduct matter as having been referred to the Director General, regulations 21, 22 and 28 do not apply, or cease to apply, in relation to the matter except to the extent provided for by regulation 28(6).
(3) The Director General must notify the following that the Director General is treating a conduct matter as having been referred to the Director General—
(a) the Minister;
(b) except in a case where it appears to the Director General that to do so might prejudice an investigation of the matter (whether an existing investigation or a possible future one), the person to whose conduct the matter relates.
(4) Where the Minister receives a notification under paragraph (3) in respect of a conduct matter and the matter has not yet been recorded, the Minister must record the matter (and the other provisions of these Regulations apply in relation to that matter accordingly).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1098/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026/regulation-29
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