# The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020, Regulation 5: Complaints relating to the conduct of chief officers etc.

Extent: E+W

(1) The Director General must determine that it is necessary for complaints referred to the Director General—
(a) that relate to the conduct of a chief officer or the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
(b) in respect of which there is an indication that that person may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a way which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings,
to be investigated.
(2) Where the Director General is required by paragraph (1) to determine that it is necessary for a complaint to be investigated, paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 (power of the Director General to determine the form of an investigation) applies in relation to the complaint as if sub-paragraphs (4)(a), (4A) and (5A)(b) were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/2/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2020/regulation-5
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