# The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2009, Regulation 18: Interviews during investigation


(1) Where an investigator wishes to interview the officer concerned as part of the investigation, the investigator shall, if reasonably practicable, agree a date and time for the interview with the officer concerned.
(2) Where no date and time are agreed under paragraph (1), the investigator shall specify a date and time for the interview.
(3) Where a date and time are specified under paragraph (2) and—
(a) the officer concerned or the police friend will not be available at that date and time; and
(b) the officer concerned proposes an alternative date and time which satisfies subsection (4),
the interview shall be postponed to the time proposed by the officer concerned.
(4) An alternative time must—
(a) be reasonable; and
(b) fall before the end of the period of 5 working days beginning with the first working day after the day specified by the investigator.
(5) The officer concerned shall be given written notice of the date, time and place of the interview.
(6) The investigator shall, in advance of the interview, provide the officer concerned with such information as the investigator considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case to enable the officer concerned to prepare for the interview.
(7) The officer concerned shall attend the interview.
(8) A police friend may not answer any questions asked of the officer concerned during the interview.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111486238/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ministry-of-defence-police-conduct-regulations-2009/regulation-18
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