Regulation 67 Duties with respect to disciplinary proceedingsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

This regulation applies where, in the case of any investigation, the relevant appropriate authority—

(a)

has given, or is required to give, a notification under regulation 63(12) (action by the F1Director General in response to an investigation report under regulation 62) of the action it is proposing to take in relation to the matters dealt with in any report of the investigation; or

(b)

has submitted, or is required to submit, a memorandum to the Director General under regulation 63 or 70 (appeals to the Director General with respect to an investigation) setting out the action that it is proposing to take in relation to those matters.

(2)

Subject to regulation 46 (restrictions on proceedings pending the conclusion of an investigation) and to any recommendations or directions under the following provisions of this regulation, it shall be the duty of the relevant appropriate authority—

(a)

to take the action which has been or is required to be notified or, as the case may be, which is or is required to be set out in the memorandum; and

(b)

in a case where that action consists of or includes the bringing of disciplinary proceedings, to secure that those proceedings, once brought, are proceeded with to a proper conclusion.

(3)

Where this regulation applies to a relevant contractor or customs revenue contractor by virtue of paragraph (1)(b), the Director General may make a recommendation to the relevant appropriate authority in respect of that person that the person has a case to answer in respect of their conduct or has no case to answer in relation to their conduct to which the investigation related and it shall be the duty of the relevant appropriate authority to notify the Director General whether it accepts the recommendation and (if it does) to set out in the notification the steps that it is proposing to take to give effect to it.

(4)

Where this regulation applies to a relevant officer, relevant official of the Secretary of State or official exercising customs revenue functions by virtue of paragraph (1)(b), the Director General may make a recommendation to the relevant appropriate authority in respect of that person —

(a)

that the person has a case to answer in respect of their conduct or has no case to answer in relation to their conduct to which the investigation related;

(b)

that disciplinary proceedings are brought against that person in respect of the conduct to which the investigation related; or

(c)

that any disciplinary proceedings brought against that person are modified so as to deal with such aspects of that conduct as may be so specified;

and it shall be the duty of the relevant appropriate authority to notify the Director General whether it accepts the recommendation and (if it does) to set out in the notification the steps that it is proposing to take to give effect to it.

(5)

If, after the Director General has made a recommendation under this regulation, the relevant appropriate authority does not take steps to secure that full effect is given to the recommendation—

(a)

the Director General may direct the relevant appropriate authority to take steps for that purpose; and

(b)

it shall be the duty of the relevant appropriate authority to comply with the direction.

(6)

A direction under paragraph (5) may, to such extent as the Director General thinks fit, set out the steps to be taken by the appropriate authority in order to give effect to the recommendation.

(7)

Where the Director General gives the relevant appropriate authority a direction under this regulation, F2the Director General shall supply the relevant appropriate authority with a statement of F3the Director General’s reasons for doing so.

(8)

Where disciplinary proceedings have been brought in accordance with a recommendation or direction under this regulation, it shall be the duty of the authority to ensure that they are proceeded with to a proper conclusion.

(9)

The Director General may at any time withdraw a direction given under this regulation; and paragraph (8) shall not impose any obligation in relation to any time after the withdrawal of the direction.

(10)

The relevant appropriate authority shall keep the Director General informed—

(a)

in a case in which this regulation applies by virtue of paragraph (1)(b), of whatever action it takes in pursuance of its duty under paragraph (2); and

(b)

in every case of a recommendation or direction under this regulation, of whatever action it takes in response to that recommendation or direction.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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)
F2: 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)
F3: 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)(f) (with regs. 17(3), 37)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 67 in force at 7.4.2010, see reg. 1(1)