Regulation 23 Police friend: police staff members and designated police volunteersI1

it appears to—

that there is an indication that a police staff member or designated police volunteer to whose conduct the investigation relates may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings;

in the case of an investigation of a complaint under paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 (investigations directed by the Director General), the Director General determines that there is such an indication, or

the investigation of a recordable conduct matter relates to the conduct of a police staff member or designated police volunteer.

a person employed by a trade union of which that person is an official within the meaning of sections 1 and 119 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (meaning of “trade union”)^f1;

an official of a trade union (within that meaning) whom the union has reasonably certified in writing as having experience of, or as having received training in, acting as a police staff member’s companion or designated police volunteer’s companion at disciplinary proceedings;

a member of a police force;

a special constable;

a police staff member, or

any other person nominated by the police staff member or designated police volunteer to whose conduct the investigation relates and approved by the chief officer of the force in which that police staff member or designated police volunteer is serving,

advise the police staff member or designated police volunteer to whose conduct the investigation relates throughout proceedings under these Regulations;

provide any relevant statement or relevant document to the person investigating;

accompany the police staff member or designated police volunteer to whose conduct the investigation relates to any interview of that person conducted by the person investigating, and

make representations to the Director General concerning any aspect of the proceedings under these Regulations.