Regulation 39 Investigations supervised by the Director GeneralF1I1

This regulation applies where the Director General has determined that F2the Director General should supervise the investigation by the relevant appropriate authority of any complaint or recordable conduct matter or DSI matter.

On being given notice of that determination, the relevant appropriate authority shall, if it has not already done so, appoint a person to investigate the complaint or matter.

The Director General may require that no appointment is made under paragraph (2) unless the Director General has given notice to the relevant appropriate authority that the Director General approves the person whom that authority proposes to appoint.

Where a person has already been appointed to investigate the complaint or matter, or is selected under this paragraph for appointment, and the Director General is not satisfied with that person, the Director General may require the relevant appropriate authority, as soon as reasonably practicable after being required to do so—

Where a selection made in pursuance of a requirement under paragraph (4) has been notified to the Director General, the relevant appropriate authority shall appoint that person to investigate the complaint or matter if, but only if, the Director General notifies the authority that the Director General approves the appointment of that person.

The person appointed to investigate the complaint or matter shall comply with all such requirements in relation to the carrying out of that investigation as may be imposed by the Director General in relation to that investigation.