Regulation 7 Reports to the Secretary of StateI1

England and Wales

F1(1)

As soon as practicable after the end of each of the IOPC’s financial years, the IOPC DG and the IOPC shall jointly make a report to the Secretary of State on the carrying out of their functions under these Regulations during that year.

(2)

The F2IOPC DG shall also make such reports to the Secretary of State about matters relating generally to the carrying out of F3the IOPC DG’s functions under these Regulations as the Secretary of State may, from time to time, require.

(3)

The IOPC DG may, from time to time, make such other reports to the Secretary of State as F4the IOPC DG considers appropriate for drawing the Secretary of State’s attention to matters which—

(a)

have come to the F5IOPC DG’s notice; and

(b)

are matters that the IOPC DG considers should be drawn to the Secretary of State’s attention by reason of their gravity or of other exceptional circumstances.

(4)

The IOPC DG shall prepare such reports containing advice and recommendations as the IOPC DG thinks appropriate for the purpose of carrying out the IOPC DG’s function under regulation 6(1)(e) (general functions of the IOPC DG).

(5)

Where the Secretary of State receives any report under this regulation, the Secretary of State shall—

(a)

in the case of every annual report under paragraph (1), and

(b)

in the case of any other report, if and to the extent that the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so,

lay a copy of the report before Parliament and cause the report to be published.

(6)

F6The IOPC shall send a copy of every annual report under paragraph (1), and the IOPC DG shall send a copy of every report under paragraph (3)—

(a)

to the Permanent Secretary to the Home Office;

(b)

to the Director General; and

(c)

to the NCA.

(7)

The IOPC DG shall send a copy of every report under paragraph (4) to—

(a)

the Secretary of State;

(b)

the Permanent Secretary to the Home Office;

(c)

the Director General; and

(d)

the NCA.

(8)

The IOPC DG shall send a copy of every report under paragraph (3) or (4) to such of the persons (in addition to those specified in the preceding paragraphs) who—

(a)

are referred to in the report, or

(b)

appear to the IOPC DG otherwise to have a particular interest in its contents,

as the IOPC DG thinks fit.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 7(1) substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 30(8)(a) (with reg. 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), reg. 30(2)(a) (with regs. 30(3), 37)
F3: Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), reg. 30(2)(d) (with regs. 30(3), 37)
F4: Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), reg. 30(2)(c) (with regs. 30(3), 37)
F5: Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), reg. 30(2)(b) (with regs. 30(3), 37)
F6: Words in reg. 7(6) substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 30(8)(b) (with reg. 37)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 7 in force at 7.10.2013, see reg. 1(1)