# Police Reform Act 2002, Paragraph 20

Extent: E+W

(1) No criminal or disciplinary proceedings shall be brought in relation to any matter which is the subject of an investigation in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule until—
(za) a determination under paragraph 20ZA has been made in respect of the investigation,
(a) the conduct to which the investigation relates has been certified in accordance with regulations under paragraph 20A, or
(b) a report on that investigation has been submitted to the Director General or to the appropriate authority under paragraph 22 or 24A or, where under paragraph 19 the Director General has personally carried out the investigation, a report has been completed by the Director General.
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(3) The restrictions imposed by this paragraph in relation to the bringing of criminal proceedings shall not apply to the bringing of criminal proceedings by the Director of Public Prosecutions in any case in which it appears to him that there are exceptional circumstances which make it undesirable to delay the bringing of such proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/schedule/3/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-20
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