Regulation 84 Recommendations by the Director General following receipt of reports on completion of an investigation or following a determination on a review

(1)

This regulation applies where the Director General has—

(a)

received a report, or otherwise completed one in relation to an investigation carried out under regulation 42 by the Director General personally, under—

(i)

regulation 71 (3)(a);

(ii)

regulation 71 (4); or

(iii)

regulation 75 (2)(a) or (3); or

(b)

made a determination on a review under regulation 80.

(2)

The Director General may make a recommendation to the Minister in relation to a matter dealt with in the report or review.

(3)

Where this paragraph applies—

(a)

by virtue of paragraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii), and the report is a report of an investigation of a complaint; or

(b)

by virtue of paragraph (1)(b),

a recommendation made under paragraph (2) may not be a recommendation of a kind described in regulation 86 (3).

(4)

A recommendation under this regulation may also be made to any person if it is made—

(a)

following the receipt or completion of a report relating to—

(i)

a DSI matter;

(ii)

a recordable conduct matter; or

(iii)

a complaint; or

(b)

following a determination on a review relating to a complaint.

(5)

Where the Director General makes a recommendation under this regulation, the Director General must also—

(a)

publish the recommendation; and

(b)

send a copy of it to any person to whom the Director General thinks a copy should be sent.