{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-service-police-complaints-etc-regulations-2023/regulation-40",
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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/40",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Suspension of investigation or other procedure",
  "text": "(1) The Commissioner and, subject to paragraph (2), an appropriate authority may suspend any investigation or other procedure under this Part which, in the opinion of the Commissioner or appropriate authority, would, if it were to continue, prejudice—\n(a) any investigation relating to a service offence or disciplinary proceedings; or\n(b) any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings.\n(2) The Commissioner may direct that any investigation or other procedure under this Part which is liable to be, or has been, suspended by an appropriate authority under paragraph (1) is to continue, or be resumed, if the Commissioner is of the view that it is in the public interest to make such a direction.\n(3) The Commissioner must consult the appropriate authority before making such a direction.",
  "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/40",
    "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."
}