# The Food Crime Officers (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2025, Regulation 47: Suspension of investigation or other procedure


(1) The Director General and, subject to paragraph (2), the chief executive may suspend any investigation or other procedure under these Regulations which, in the opinion of the Director General or, as the case may be, the chief executive, would, if it were to continue, prejudice any criminal investigation or proceedings.
(2) The Director General may direct that any investigation or other procedure under these Regulations which is liable to be, or has been, suspended by the chief executive under paragraph (1) is to continue, or be resumed, if the Director General is of the view that it is in the public interest to make such a direction.
(3) The Director General must consult the chief executive before making a direction under paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/301/regulation/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-crime-officers-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2025/regulation-47
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