Police Powers for Designated Staff (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Delegation of functions by Chief Constable

3. PART II Part 7 of the 1998 Act

   1. 4. Part 7 of the 1998 Act

4. PART III SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATIONS

   1. 5. Suspension

   2. 6. Notification of matters relating to suspension

   3. 7. Notices in relation to designations

5. PART IV COMPLAINTS AND OTHER MATTERS

   1. 8. Complaints: making and receipt

   2. 9. Conditions to be met for complaints

   3. 10. Exceptions for certain complaints

   4. 11. Complaints — informal resolution

   5. 12. Unsatisfactory performance

   6. 13. Complaints referred by Ombudsman to Chief Constable

   7. 14. Consideration of other matters by the Ombudsman

   8. 15. Conditions to be met for investigation of matters referred to Ombudsman

   9. 16. Conditions to be met for investigation of other matters

   10. 17. Exceptions for certain matters

   11. 18. Investigation under Part 7 of the 1998 Act

   12. 19. Report on investigation under Part 7 of the 1998 Act

   13. 20. Criminal proceedings

   14. 21. Mediation

   15. 22. Compensation for complainants

   16. 23. Expenses of complainants and witnesses

   17. 24. Withdrawn complaints

   18. 25. Failure to indicate whether further steps to be taken

   19. 26. Dealing with complaints which are repetitious, vexatious etc.

6. PART V DESIGNATED PERSON EMPLOYED BY A CONTRACTOR

   1. 27. Employee of contractor: determination of Ombudsman

   2. 28. Employee of contractor: supervising member

   3. 29. Employee of contractor: appointed officer

   4. 30. Notice to designated person employed by contractor

   5. 31. Employee of contractor: question of appropriate standard of conduct

   6. 32. Employee of contractor: recommendation to Chief Constable

7. PART VI INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SUPPORT STAFF

   1. 33. Police support staff: misconduct proceedings

   2. 34. Police support staff: supervising member

   3. 35. Officer appointed to investigate case

   4. 36. Notice to designated person in the police support staff

   5. 37. Police support staff: giving of caution

   6. 38. Police support staff: question of misconduct proceedings

   7. 39. Police support staff: special cases

   8. 40. Special cases referred to appropriate officer

   9. 41. Misconduct proceedings under direction or affected by exceptional circumstances

8. PART VII MISCONDUCT PROCEEDINGS

   1. 42. Outstanding criminal proceedings

   2. 43. Withdrawal of case

   3. 44. Notice of decision to refer case to hearing

   4. 45. Notification of hearing

   5. 46. Procedure on receipt of notice

   6. 47. Panel conducting the hearing

   7. 48. Documents to be supplied to the designated person concerned

   8. 49. Documents to be supplied to the panel conducting the hearing

   9. 50. Representation

   10. 51. Conduct of hearing

   11. 52. Procedures at hearing

   12. 53. Non-attendance

   13. 54. Attendance of complainant at hearing

   14. 55. Attendance of others at hearing

   15. 56. Exclusion of public from hearing

   16. 57. Evidence at hearing

   17. 58. Remission of cases

   18. 59. Record of hearing

   19. 60. Finding, recommendation and sanction

   20. 61. Personal record to be considered before recommendation made

   21. 62. Request for a review

   22. 63. Conduct of the review

   23. 64. Finding of the review

   24. 65. Hearing of review in absence of the Chief Constable

   25. 66. Record of conduct proceedings

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Complaints which are anonymous, repetitious or incapable of investigation

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Cautions

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Special cases

       1. PART 1 Conditions

       2. PART 2 Modifications

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Special procedures for hearing directed by Ombudsman or affected by exceptional circumstances

11. Explanatory Note