# The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1098/regulation/84 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026/regulation-84
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