Regulation 14 Combining and splitting investigationsI1

England and Wales

(1)

Where an investigation is being carried out under paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 (investigations by the appropriate authority on its own behalf), the appropriate authority may—

(a)

combine that investigation with another such investigation, or

(b)

split that investigation into two or more such separate investigations,

if it considers that it is more efficient and effective, or is otherwise in the public interest, to do so.

(2)

Where an investigation is being carried out under paragraph 18 or 19 of Schedule 3 (investigations directed by the Director General and investigations by the Director General), the Director General may—

(a)

combine that investigation with another investigation, or

(b)

split that investigation into two or more separate investigations,

if the Director General considers that it is more efficient and effective, or is otherwise in the public interest, to do so.

(3)

In relation to an investigation being carried out under paragraph 18 of Schedule 3, the Director General may only take action under paragraph (2) after consultation with the appropriate authority.

(4)

Nothing in this regulation prevents the Director General from determining that—

(a)

where an investigation is split into two or more separate investigations, those investigations may take different forms;

(b)

two or more separate investigations which take different forms (including an investigation being carried out by the appropriate authority on its own behalf) may be combined into a single investigation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 14 in force at 1.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)