The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004

10.—(1) The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Investigatory Powers) Order 2004(1) is amended as follows.

(2) For—

(a) “Independent Police Complaints Commission” in each place it occurs except in article 1 substitute “Independent Office for Police Conduct”;

(b) “Chairman” in each place it occurs substitute “Director General”.

(3) The amendments made by virtue of paragraph (2)(a) and (b) do not apply to occurrences of “Independent Police Complaints Commission” or “Chairman” amended by another provision within this regulation.

(4) In article 1, at the appropriate places insert—

““Director General” means “Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct;”; and

““IOPC” means “Independent Office for Police Conduct;”.

(5) In article 2—

(a) in paragraph (1) and (6) for “Independent Police Complaints Commission” substitute “Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b) for “other member of the Independent Police Complaints Commission” substitute “employee member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct;”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(c) for “a person appointed as deputy chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission under paragraph 3(1)” substitute “an employee member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct authorised to carry out the functions of the Director General of that Office under paragraph 3A(2) or 6A”.

(d) after paragraph (6) insert—

“(7) In section 108(1) (interpretation of Part III), at the appropriate place insert—

“employee member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct” means a member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct appointed in accordance with paragraph 1B of Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002;”.”.

(6) In article 3—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “Independent Police Complaints Commission” substitute “Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) in the inserted subsection (1A) of the modifications for “Commission” insert “Independent Office for Police Conduct”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(b), in the inserted subsection (3A)(a) of the modifications for “Commission” insert “Independent Office for Police Conduct”;

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (c) for “any other” substitute “an employee”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (d) for “a person appointed as deputy chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission under paragraph 3(1)” substitute “an employee member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct authorised to carry out the functions of the Director General of that Office under paragraph 3A(2) or 6A”;

(e) in paragraph (6)(b) for “the designated deputy of the Chairman” to the end substitute “an employee member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct authorised to carry out the functions of the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct under paragraph 3A(2) or 6A of Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002, that Director General”;

(f) in paragraph (9) for “his designated deputy” substitute “any employee member authorised to carry out the Director General’s functions under paragraph 3A(2) or 6A of Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002”;

(g) after paragraph (9) insert—

“(9A) In section 48(1) (interpretation of Part II), at the appropriate place insert—

“employee member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct” means a member of the Independent Office for Police Conduct appointed in accordance with paragraph 1B of Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002;”.”.

(1)

S.I. 2004/815.