Section 23 RegulationsC5C6C7C8C9C10C1C2C3C4

for the appropriate authority, in the case of a complaint F1that relates to conduct of a person serving with the police, to be required, in accordance with procedures provided for in the regulations—

for the matters to be taken into account in making any determination as to which procedure to adopt for handling complaints and dealing with recordable conduct matters F2and DSI matters;

for any procedure for the purposes of this Part to be discontinued where—

and for the manner in which any such withdrawal or indication is to be effected or given, and for the circumstances in which it is to be taken as effected or given;

for requiring the subject-matter of a complaint that has been withdrawn to be treated for the purposes of this Part, in the cases and to the extent specified in the regulations, as a recordable conduct matter;

for the manner in which any procedure for the purposes of this Part is to be discontinued in a case where it is discontinued in accordance with the regulations, and for the consequences of any such discontinuance;

for the circumstances in which any investigation or other procedure under this Part may be or must be suspended to allow any other investigation or proceedings to continue, and for the consequences of such a suspension;

for the regulation of the appointment of persons to carry out investigations under this Part or to assist with the carrying out of such investigations, for limiting the persons who may be appointed and for the regulation of the carrying out of any such investigation;

for combining into a single investigation the investigation of any complaint, conduct matter or DSI matter with the investigation or investigations of any one or more, or any combination, of the following—

and for splitting a single investigation into two or more separate investigations;

for the procedure to be followed in cases in which the F4Director General relinquishes the F5... F6direction of any investigation and for the consequences of F7the Director General doing so;

for the manner in which any reference of a complaint F8, conduct matter or DSI matter to the Director General is to be made;

for applying the provisions of this Part with such modifications as the Secretary of State thinks fit in cases where a complaint or recordable conduct matter relates to the conduct of a person who has ceased to be a person serving with the police since the time of the conduct;

for applying the provisions of this Part with such modifications as the Secretary of State thinks fit in cases where a complaint or conduct matter relates to the conduct of a person—

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for the records to be kept by F10local policing bodies and chief officers—

for the Director General to be required to establish and maintain a register of such information provided to F12the Director General or the Office in accordance with this Part as may be of a description specified in the regulations and for regulating the extent to which information stored on that register may be published or otherwise disclosed to any person by the Director General;

for chief officers to have power to delegate the exercise or performance of powers and duties conferred or imposed on them by or under this Part;

for local policing bodies to have power to delegate the exercise or performance of powers and duties conferred or imposed on them by or under this Part (including powers and duties that are acquired by virtue of giving a notice under section 13A);

for the manner in which any notification for the purposes of any provision of this Part is to be given and the time at which, or period within which, any such notification must be given.

for enabling representations on behalf of a person to whose conduct an investigation relates to be made to the Director General by a person who is not that person's legal representative but is of a description specified in the regulations.