Regulation 6 General functions of the Director General under these RegulationsF1I1

secure the maintenance by the Director General F2..., and by the Chief Executive, of suitable arrangements with respect to the matters mentioned in paragraph (2);

keep under review all arrangements maintained with respect to those matters;

secure that arrangements maintained with respect to those matters—

secure that public confidence is established and maintained in the existence of suitable arrangements with respect to those matters and with the operation of the arrangements that are in fact maintained with respect to those matters; and

make such recommendations, and give such advice, for the modification of the arrangements maintained with respect to those matters as appear, from the carrying out by the Director General of F3the Director General’s other functions, to be necessary or desirable.

the handling of complaints made about the conduct of a LAPO;

the recording of matters from which it appears that there may have been conduct by a LAPO which constitutes or involves the commission of a criminal offence or behaviour justifying disciplinary proceedings;

the recording of matters from which it appears that a person has died or suffered serious injury during, or following, contact with a LAPO; and

the manner in which any such complaints or any such matters as are mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) are investigated or otherwise handled and dealt with.

exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred on F4the Director General by the following provisions of these Regulations in the manner that the Director General considers best calculated for the purpose of securing the proper carrying out of the Director General’s functions under paragraph (1); and

secure that arrangements exist which are conducive to, and facilitate, the reporting of misconduct by LAPOs.