# The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023, Regulation 15: Recording of complaints: copies of complaints etc.


(1) Where the appropriate authority records a complaint under regulation 12(7) or 14(4), the authority must provide—
(a) a copy of the record made of the complaint to the complainant; and
(b) subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a copy of the complaint to the person complained against (if any).
(2) A copy of a complaint provided under paragraph (1) may be in a form which keeps anonymous the identity of the complainant or any other person.
(3) The appropriate authority may decide not to provide a copy of a complaint under paragraph (1) if it believes that to do so—
(a) might prejudice any investigation or pending proceedings relating to a service offence; or
(b) would otherwise be contrary to the public interest.
(4) Where the appropriate authority decides not to provide a copy of a complaint under paragraph (1), the authority must keep that decision under regular review.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348245073/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-service-police-complaints-etc-regulations-2023/regulation-15
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