{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-and-labour-abuse-authority-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2017/regulation-29",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/521",
  "legislation_title": "The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-and-labour-abuse-authority-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/29",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Recording etc. of conduct matters in other cases",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where—\n(a) a conduct matter comes (otherwise than as mentioned in regulation 28) to the attention of the Chief Executive; and\n(b) it appears to the Chief Executive that the conduct involved in that matter falls within paragraph (2).\n(2) Conduct falls within this paragraph if (assuming it to have taken place)—\n(a) it appears to have resulted in the death of any person or in serious injury to any person;\n(b) a member of the public has been adversely affected by it; or\n(c) it is of a description specified in paragraph (3).\n(3) The following descriptions of conduct are specified for the purposes of paragraph (2)—\n(a) a serious assault, as defined in guidance issued by the Director General;\n(b) a serious sexual offence, as defined in guidance issued by the Director General;\n(c) serious corruption, as defined in guidance issued by the Director General;\n(d) a criminal offence or behaviour which is liable to lead to disciplinary proceedings and which in either case was aggravated by discriminatory behaviour on the grounds of a person’s race, sex, religion, or other status identified in guidance issued by the Director General;\n(e) a relevant offence;\n(f) conduct the gravity of which, or other exceptional circumstances, make it appropriate to record the matter in which the conduct is involved; or\n(g) conduct which is alleged to have taken place in the same incident as one in which conduct within sub-paragraph (a) to (f) is alleged.\n(4) The Chief Executive must determine whether the matter is one which the Chief Executive is required to refer to the Director General under regulation 32 or is one which the Director General would be appropriate to so refer.\n(5) In a case in which the Chief Executive determines that the matter is one which the Chief Executive is required to refer to the Director General under regulation 32 or is one which it would be appropriate to so refer, the Chief Executive must record the matter.\n(6) In any other case, the Chief Executive must determine whether the matter is repetitious within the meaning of regulation 30.\n(7) In a case where the Chief Executive determines that the matter is not repetitious within the meaning of regulation 30, the Chief Executive must record the matter.\n(8) In any other case, the Chief Executive may (but need not) record the matter.\n(9) In a case where the Chief Executive—\n(a) records a matter under this regulation; and\n(b) is not required to refer the matter to the Director General under regulation 32 and does not do so,\nthe Chief Executive may deal with the matter in such other manner (if any) as the Chief Executive may determine.\n(10) Nothing in paragraph (5) or (7) requires the Chief Executive to record any conduct matter if the Chief Executive is satisfied that the matter has been, or is already being, dealt with by means of criminal or disciplinary proceedings against the person to whose conduct the matter relates.\n(11) If it appears to the Director General that—\n(a) any matter that has come to the Director General’s attention is a recordable conduct matter; but\n(b) the matter has not been recorded by the Chief Executive,\nthe Director General may direct the Chief Executive to record that matter; and the Chief Executive must comply with the direction.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 29(3)(d) substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 36(13) (with reg. 37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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)(d) (with regs. 36(4), 37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 29 in force at 30.4.2017, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/521/regulation/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:11:32.410325+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."
}