The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015

Persons conducting misconduct proceedings: officers other than senior officers

29.—(1) This regulation applies where the officer concerned is an officer other than a senior officer.

(2) Where the case is referred to a misconduct meeting, that meeting must be conducted by a person appointed by the relevant authority who is not an interested party and who satisfies paragraph (3).

(3) The person must be—

(a) an MDP officer of at least one rank higher than the officer concerned; or

(b) unless the case substantially involves operational policing matters, a staff member who, in the opinion of the relevant authority, is more senior than the officer concerned.

(4) Where the case is referred to a misconduct hearing, that hearing must be conducted by a panel of three persons appointed by the relevant authority, comprising—

(a) a senior officer, who shall be the chair;

(b) an MDP officer of the rank of superintendent or above, who is of at least one rank above the officer concerned; and

(c) a person selected by the relevant authority from a list of candidates maintained by the MOD Police Committee.