Regulation 22 Duties of the Director General on references under regulation 21F1I1
England and Wales
The Director General must, in the case of every complaint referred to F2the Director General by the Chief Executive, determine whether or not it is necessary for the complaint to be investigated.
Where the Director General determines under this regulation that it is not necessary for a complaint to be investigated, the Director General may, if the Director General thinks fit, refer the complaint back to the Chief Executive to be dealt with by the Chief Executive in accordance with regulation 23.
Where the Director General refers a complaint back under paragraph (2), the Director General must give a notification of the making of the reference back—
to the complainant; and
except in a case where it appears to the Director General that to do so might prejudice a possible future investigation of the complaint, to the person complained against.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 36(2)(a) (with regs. 36(4), 37)
- F2
Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 36(2)(c) (with reg. 37)
Commencement
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Reg. 22 in force at 30.4.2017, see reg. 1