The Elected Local Policing Bodies (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2012

Investigations managed by the Commission

19.—(1) This regulation applies where the Commission has determined that it should manage the investigation by a selected police force of any complaint or conduct matter.

(2) On being given notice of that determination, the chief officer of police of the selected police force shall, if he has not already done so, appoint a person serving with the police (whether under the direction and control of that chief officer of police or the chief officer of another force) to investigate the complaint or matter.

(3) No person shall be appointed to carry out an investigation under paragraph (2)—

(a) unless he has an appropriate level of knowledge, skills and experience to plan and manage the investigation;

(b) if he is a person whose involvement in the role could reasonably give rise to a concern as to whether he could act impartially under these Regulations.

(4) The Commission may require that no appointment is made under paragraph (2) unless it has given notice to the chief officer of police of the relevant police force that it approves the person whom that chief officer of police proposes to appoint.

(5) Where a person has already been appointed to investigate the complaint or matter, or is selected under this paragraph for appointment, and the Commission is not satisfied with that person, the Commission may require the chief officer of police, as soon as reasonably practicable after being required to do so—

(a) to select another person serving with the police (whether under the direction and control of that chief officer of police or the chief officer of another force) to investigate the complaint or matter; and

(b) to notify the Commission of the person selected.

(6) Where a selection made in pursuance of a requirement under paragraph (5) has been notified to the Commission, the chief officer of police shall appoint that person to investigate the complaint or matter if, but only if, the Commission notifies the chief officer of police that it approves the appointment of that person.

(7) The person appointed to investigate the complaint or matter shall, in relation to that investigation, be under the direction and control of the Commission.