# The Police (Conduct and Vetting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 27: Transitional provisions: amendments to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by Part 2 do not apply in relation to—
(a) a pre-commencement allegation, or
(b) an allegation against a police officer which—
(i) relates to a matter in respect of which a pre-commencement allegation against the officer has been made, and
(ii) comes to the attention of a local policing body, a chief officer of police or the Director General on or after 13th July 2026 at a time when the pre-commencement allegation is being handled in accordance with—
(aa) the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 as in force before 13th July 2026, or
(bb) Part 2 of the 2002 Act.
(2) The amendments made by Part 2 apply where the Director General—
(a) determines under section 13B of the 2002 Act (power of the Director General to require a re-investigation) that a complaint or matter is to be re-investigated, or
(b) makes a direction under section 28A(1) or (4) of the 2002 Act (application of Part 2 to old cases) in relation to a matter,
regardless of when the complaint was made or the matter came to the attention of the appropriate authority.
(3) In this regulation—
“the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002;
“appropriate authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020;
“complaint” has the meaning given in section 12 of the 2002 Act;
“conduct matter” has the meaning given in section 12 of the 2002 Act;
“Director General” means the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct;
“police officer” means a member of a police force or special constable;
“pre-commencement allegation” means an allegation against a police officer which came to the attention of a local policing body, a chief officer of police or the Director General before 13th July 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/653/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-and-vetting-etc-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-27
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