Regulation 34 Duties of the Director General on references under regulation 33F1I1
England and Wales
It shall be the duty of the Director General, in the case of every recordable conduct matter referred to F2the Director General by the appropriate authority under regulation 33 (reference of conduct matters to the Director General), to determine whether or not it is necessary for the matter to be investigated.
Where the Director General determines under this regulation that it is not necessary for a recordable conduct matter referred by the appropriate authority to be investigated, the Director General may if the Director General thinks fit refer the matter back to the appropriate authority to be dealt with by that authority in such manner (if any) as that authority may determine.
Where the Director General—
refers a matter back to the appropriate authority under this regulation; and
does not consider that to do so might prejudice a possible future investigation of that matter,
the Director General shall give a notification of the making of the reference to the person to whose conduct that matter relates.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Regulations substituted (except in reg. 1) (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 33(2)(a) (with regs. 33(3), 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, 33(2)(c) (with reg. 37)