# The Police (Conduct) Regulations 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision, in pursuance of section 50 of the Police Act 1996, with respect to the conduct of members of police forces and the maintenance of discipline and establish procedures for cases in which a member of a police force may be dealt with by dismissal, requirement to resign, reduction in rank, fine, reprimand or caution. The Regulations, by virtue of regulation 3, do not apply to senior officers.
The Regulations revoke (with savings) the Police (Discipline) Regulations 1985 and provide new procedures for dealing with conduct which fails to meet the standard set out in the Code of Conduct contained in Schedule 1 to the Regulations.
Regulation 5 enables a chief officer of police to suspend a member of his force in respect of whose conduct a report, complaint or allegation has indicated failure to meet the appropriate standard. Regulation 6 precludes proceedings (except suspension) being taken under the Regulations while criminal proceedings are outstanding, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Regulations 7 to 10 provide for an investigation of the case and a report to a supervising officer who may then refer the case to a hearing under regulation 11. Regulations 12 to 20 deal with the preliminary stages prior to a hearing and regulations 21 to 28 with representation, procedure and attendance at the hearing. Regulation 29 allows (and in certain cases requires) a hearing to be remitted to another presiding officer. Regulation 30 requires a record to be kept and regulations 31 and 32 deal with the imposition of sanctions.
Regulations 33 to 37 deal with the procedure following a hearing, including review at the request of the member concerned by the chief officer of his force or another senior officer. Regulation 38 requires a record book to be kept by each chief officer recording all proceedings under the Regulations against members of his force.
Regulation 39 and Schedule 2 provide for the Regulations to be modified in the case of special cases of serious conduct of a criminal nature.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/730/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-1999/note
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