The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2004
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
2Reference of complaints to the Commission
3Dispensation by the Commission
4Local resolution of complaints
5Recording and reference of conduct matters
6Power of Commission to impose requirements in relation to an investigation which it is supervising
7Power of the Commission to discontinue an investigation
8Appeals to the Commission: failures to notify or record a complaint
9Appeals to the Commission: local resolution
10Appeals to the Commission with respect to an investigation
11Manner in which duties to provide information are to be performed
12Exceptions to the duty to keep the complainant informed and to provide information for other persons
13Meaning of “relative”
14Copies of complaints etc.
15Withdrawn and discontinued complaints
16Circumstances in which an investigation or other procedure may be suspended
17Resumption of investigation after criminal proceedings
18Appointment of persons to carry out investigations
19Combining and splitting investigations
20Relinquishing the Commission’s supervision or management of an investigation
21Complaints against a person who has subsequently ceased to serve with the police
22Complaints against a person whose identity is unascertained
23Notification of actions and decisions
24Keeping of records
25Register to be kept by the Commission
26Delegation of powers and duties by chief officer
27Manner and time limits of notifications
28Application to contracted-out staff
29Application to NCIS and NCS
30Disciplinary proceedings for police staff

2004 No. 643

POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2004

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

Whereas the Secretary of State, has consulted, in accordance with sections 24 and 39(11) of the Police Reform Act 20021, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, persons whom he considers to represent the interests of police authorities, persons whom he considers to represent the interests of chief officers of police and such other persons as he thinks fit;

And whereas the Secretary of State has supplied a draft of these Regulations to the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and has taken into consideration their representations in accordance with section 63(3)(d) of the Police Act 19962;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 39(1) and 83(1) to (2A) of the Police Act 19973, and sections 13, 20(5), 21(10) and (12), 23, 29(1), 39(9) and 105(4) and (5) of, and paragraphs 3(7), 4(1)(b) and (4), 7(1) and (3), 8(2), 9(8), 11(2)(c), 13(4), 23(11), 24(9) and 25(13) of Schedule 3 to, the Police Reform Act 2002, hereby makes the following Regulations: