{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-1999/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-1999/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/730",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Conduct) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Appointment of investigating officer",
  "text": "(1) The supervising officer may appoint an investigating officer to investigate the case.\n(2) The investigating officer shall be—\n(a) a member of the same police force as the member concerned or, if at the request of the supervising officer the chief officer of some other force agrees to provide an investigating officer, a member of that other force;\n(b) of at least the rank of inspector or, if the member concerned is a superintendent, of at least the rank of assistant chief constable or, if the investigating officer is a member of the City of London or metropolitan police force, of at least the rank of commander;\n(c) of at least the same rank as the member concerned; and\n(d) not an interested party.\n(3) The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to the powers of the Authority with regard to the approval of the investigating officer under section 72(3)(a) and (b) of the 1996 Act in a case where the Authority are required, or have determined, to supervise the investigation of a complaint or other matter under that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am (1.1.2002)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/3888",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Consequential Amendments) (Police Ranks) Regulations 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/730/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:56:09.095338+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}