# The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023, Regulation 90: Criterion for the revocation of designations


The criterion specified for the revocation of a designation is that one or more of the following sets of circumstances apply in relation to the body—
(a) it is failing to represent the interests of the public effectively in its role as a designated body;
(b) it is failing to act independently and with integrity in that role;
(c) it no longer has the capability necessary to carry out that role;
(d) it no longer has effective arrangements for the appropriate storage and handling of data that it may obtain in its role as a designated body;
(e) it is failing to have regard to guidance in relation to the making of super-complaints under regulation 88(1) which is given to designated bodies by the Chief Inspector;
(f) it has become—
(i) a trade union; or
(ii) an association (other than a trade union) which represents the interests of members of a service police force;
(g) it is—
(i) failing to collaborate effectively with bodies which are not designated bodies but which are, or may be, aware of matters which could form the basis of a super-complaint; or
(ii) failing to make super-complaints in appropriate cases on the basis of matters raised with it by such bodies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348245073/regulation/90 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-service-police-complaints-etc-regulations-2023/regulation-90
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