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Regulation 50 Relinquishing the Director General’s supervision or management of an investigationF4I1

England and Wales

(1)

This regulation applies where the F1Director General relinquishes—

(a)

the management of an investigation in favour of a supervised investigation or an investigation by the Chief Executive on the Chief Executive’s own behalf; or

(b)

the supervision of an investigation in favour of an investigation by the Chief Executive on the Chief Executive’s own behalf.

(2)

Where this regulation applies, and subject to paragraph (3), the Director General must—

(a)

notify the Chief Executive, the complainant, any interested person within the meaning of regulation 14 (duty to provide information for other persons) and the person complained against of F2the Director General’s decision, and the reasons for that decision; and

(b)

send to the Chief Executive any documentation and evidence gathered during the Director General’s investigations as will assist the Chief Executive to carry out the Chief Executive’s functions under these Regulations.

(3)

Nothing in paragraph (2)(a) requires the Director General to make a notification to the person complained against if F3the Director General is of the opinion that that might prejudice any criminal investigation or proceedings or would be contrary to the public interest.

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)(d) (with regs. 36(4), 37)

F3

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)

F4

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)(b) (with regs. 36(4), 37)

Commencement

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Reg. 50 in force at 30.4.2017, see reg. 1