Regulation 24 Duties of the Director General on references under regulation 23F1I1
United Kingdom
It shall be the duty of the Director General, in the case of every recordable conduct matter referred to F2the Director General by the relevant appropriate authority under regulation 23 (reference of conduct matters to the Director General), to determine whether or not it is necessary for the matter to be investigated.
Where the Director General determines under this regulation that it is not necessary for a recordable conduct matter referred by the relevant appropriate authority to be investigated, the Director General may if the Director General thinks fit refer the matter back to the relevant appropriate authority to be dealt with by that person in such manner (if any) as that person or they may determine.
Where—
the Director General refers a matter back to the relevant appropriate authority under this regulation, and
the Director General does not consider that to do so might prejudice a possible future investigation of that matter,
the Director General shall give a notification of the making of the reference to the person to whose conduct that matter relates.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 17(2)(c) (with regs. 17(3), 37)
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Words in Regulations substituted (8.1.2018) by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1250), regs. 1, 17(2)(e) (with regs. 17(3), 37)
Commencement
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Reg. 24 in force at 7.4.2010, see reg. 1(1)