Regulation 69 Action by the Director General in response to an investigation report under regulation 68F1I1

a report on an investigation carried out under the management of the Director General is submitted to F2the Director General under paragraph (3) of regulation 68; or

a report on an investigation carried out by a person designated by the Director General is submitted to the Director General under paragraph (4) of that regulation.

if it appears that the Chief Executive has not already been sent a copy of the report, send a copy of the report to the Chief Executive;

determine whether the conditions set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) are satisfied in respect of the report;

if the Director General determines that those conditions are so satisfied, notify the Director of Public Prosecutions of the determination and send the Director a copy of the report; and

notify the Chief Executive and the persons mentioned in paragraph (7) of F3the Director General’s determination under paragraph (b) and of any action taken by the Director General under paragraph (c).

in the case of a complaint, the complainant and every person entitled to be kept properly informed in relation to the complaint under regulation 14 (duty to provide information for other persons); and

in the case of a recordable conduct matter, every person entitled to be kept properly informed in relation to that matter under that regulation.

whether any person to whose conduct the investigation related has a case to answer in respect of misconduct or gross misconduct or has no case to answer;

whether or not any such person’s performance is unsatisfactory;

what action (if any) the Chief Executive is required to, or will in the Chief Executive’s discretion, take in respect of the matters dealt with in the report; and

what other action (if any) the Chief Executive will in the Chief Executive’s discretion take in respect of those matters.

sets out the determinations the Chief Executive has made; and

if the Chief Executive has decided in relation to any person whose conduct is the subject matter of the report that disciplinary proceedings or unsatisfactory performance proceedings should not be brought against that person, sets out the Chief Executive’s reasons for so deciding.

consider the memorandum and whether the Chief Executive has made the determinations under paragraph (8) that the Director General considers appropriate in respect of the matters dealt with in the report;

determine, in the light of the Director General’s consideration of those matters, whether or not to make recommendations under regulation 75 (duties with respect to disciplinary proceedings etc.); and

make such recommendations (if any) under that regulation as the Director General thinks fit.

in the case of a complaint, to the complainant and to every person entitled to be kept properly informed in relation to the complaint under regulation 14; and

in the case of a recordable conduct matter, to every person entitled to be kept properly informed in relation to that matter under that regulation.

the findings of the report;

the F4Director General’s determination under paragraph (10)(b); and

the action which the Chief Executive is to be recommended to take as a consequence of the determination.