# The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 14: Modification to regulation 21 (report of investigation)

Extent: E+W

Regulation 21 is to be read as if—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) after sub-paragraph (b), “and” were inserted;
(ii) for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) there were substituted—
“(c) indicate the investigator's opinion as to whether—
(i) there is a case to answer in respect of gross misconduct or there is no case to answer;
(ii) where the investigator's opinion is that there is no such case to answer, there may nevertheless have been a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour that would have justified the bringing of disciplinary proceedings had the officer still been serving.”;
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) for “would amount to neither misconduct nor”, there were substituted “ would not amount to ”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “it;” there were substituted “ it, and ”;
(iii) sub-paragraph (c), and “and” before it were omitted;
(c) in paragraphs (6) and (7), “misconduct or” were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/4/schedule/1/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-14
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