# The Revenue and Customs (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2010, Regulation 49: Relinquishing the Director General’s supervision or management of an investigation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This regulation applies where the Director General—
(a) relinquishes the management of an investigation in favour of a supervised investigation or an investigation by the appropriate authority on its own behalf, or
(b) relinquishes the supervision of an investigation in favour of an investigation by the appropriate authority on its own behalf.
(2) The Director General—
(a) shall notify the appropriate authority, the complainant, any interested person within the meaning of regulation 55 (duty to provide information for other persons) and the person complained against of its decision, and the reasons for that decision; and
(b) shall send to the appropriate authority any documentation and evidence gathered during the Director General’s investigations as will assist the appropriate authority to carry out its functions under these Regulations.
(3) But nothing in paragraph (2)(a) shall require the Director General to make a notification to the person complained against if the Director General is of the opinion that that might prejudice any criminal investigation or pending proceedings or would be contrary to the public interest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1813/regulation/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/revenue-and-customs-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2010/regulation-49
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