Regulation 20 Police disciplinary proceedings
This regulation shall have effect in relation to any member of a police force (“the officer”) who is transferred from one police force (“the transferor force”) to another (“the transferee force”) pursuant to an order.
Where a report or allegation is received before the reorganisation date from which it appears that the officer may have committed an offence against discipline, within the meaning of any regulations in force under section 33 of the Police Act 1964f1 (“the 1964 Act”):
if the transferor force is to continue to exist on and after the reorganisation date, the chief constable of that force may postpone the transfer of the officer for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of the matter and any disciplinary proceedings arising therefrom (including any appeal under section 37 of the 1964 Act);
otherwise, any investigation and any disciplinary proceedings (including any such appeal) may be continued by the transferee force as if the alleged offence had been committed while the officer was a member of the transferee force.
Where paragraph (2)(a) applies, the officer shall be transferred on a date to be determined by the chief constable of the transferor force after consultation with the chief constable of the transferee force, and notwithstanding any other provision, that date shall be treated for all purposes as the date on which the officer was transferred.
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