Regulation 30 Conduct matters not required to be recordedI1

England and Wales

For the purposes of regulations 28 and 29, a conduct matter is repetitious only if—

(a)

it concerns substantially the same conduct as a previous complaint or conduct matter;

(b)

there is no fresh indication in respect of that matter that a LAPO may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings;

(c)

there is no fresh evidence in respect of that matter which was not reasonably available at the time the previous complaint was made or the previous conduct matter was recorded;

(d)

as respects the previous complaint or conduct matter, either—

(i)

the complaint was resolved by local resolution in accordance with regulation 26;

(ii)

the complaint was handled otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations or no action was taken in relation to it, in accordance with regulations 24 and 25 (disapplication of requirements of these Regulations);

(iii)

the F1Director General gave the Chief Executive a direction under regulation 66 (power to discontinue an investigation);

(iv)

the Chief Executive disapplied the requirements of these Regulations in accordance with regulation 66(18)(b);

(v)

the complainant gave such notification as is mentioned in regulation 40(1) (withdrawn complaints); or

(vi)

the requirements of regulations 69(9) or 70(11) (determination by the Chief Executive of what action to take) were complied with.

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)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 30 in force at 30.4.2017, see reg. 1