# The National Crime Agency (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2013, Regulation 12: Inspection of premises on behalf of the IOPC DG

Extent: E+W

(1) Where—
(a) the IOPC DG requires—
(i) the Permanent Secretary to the Home Office, or
(ii) the Director General,
to allow a person nominated for the purpose by the IOPC DG to have access to any premises occupied for the purpose of the NCA and to documents or other things on those premises; and
(b) the requirement is imposed for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2),
it shall be the duty of the Permanent Secretary or the Director General to secure that the required access is allowed to the nominated person.
(2) Those purposes are—
(a) the purposes of any examination by the IOPC DG of the efficiency and effectiveness of the arrangements made by the NCA for handling complaints or dealing with recordable conduct matters or DSI matters;
(b) the purposes of any investigation by the IOPC DG under these Regulations or of any investigation carried out under the IOPC DG’s supervision or management.
(3) A requirement imposed under this regulation for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) must be notified to the Permanent Secretary or Director General at least 48 hours before the time at which access is required.
(4) Where—
(a) a requirement imposed under this regulation for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) requires access to any premises, document or thing to be allowed to any person; and
(b) there are reasonable grounds for not allowing that person to have the required access at the time at which access is sought,
the obligation to secure that the required access is allowed shall have effect as an obligation to secure that the access is allowed to that person at the earliest practicable time after there cease to be any such grounds as that person may specify.
(5) The provisions of this regulation are in addition to, and without prejudice to—
(a) the rights of entry, search and seizure that are or may be conferred on—
(i) a person designated for the purposes of regulation 44 (investigations by the IOPC DG ...); or
(ii) any person who otherwise acts on behalf of the IOPC DG,
in that person’s capacity as a constable or as a person with the powers and privileges of a constable; or
(b) the obligations of the Permanent Secretary to the Home Office and Director General under regulations 9 and 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2325/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-crime-agency-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2013/regulation-12
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