{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-service-police-complaints-etc-regulations-2023/regulation-36",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348245073",
  "legislation_title": "The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-service-police-complaints-etc-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/36",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": "Investigations by the Commissioner",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where the Commissioner has determined that the Commissioner should carry out the investigation of a complaint, recordable conduct matter or DSI matter.\n(2) The Commissioner must designate both—\n(a) a person to take charge of the investigation; and\n(b) such members of the Commissioner’s staff as are required by the Commissioner to assist the person designated to take charge of the investigation.\n(3) The person designated under paragraph (2) to take charge of an investigation must be—\n(a) the Commissioner acting personally; or\n(b) an investigating officer appointed under section 365BB of the 2006 Act.\n(4) A person who—\n(a) is designated under paragraph (2) in relation to any investigation; but\n(b) does not already have all the powers of a service policeman,\nhas the same powers as a service policeman for the purposes of the carrying out of the investigation and all purposes connected with it.\n(5) Schedule 1 (which makes further provision in relation to investigations under this regulation) has effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348245073/regulation/36",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:43:45.505175+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}