The Police Super-complaints (Designation and Procedure) Regulations 2018

Powers in relation to investigations

9.—(1) The decision-making authorities may request any person to provide advice on or assistance with the investigation of a complaint or the preparation of a report under regulation 8 (duty to report on outcome of investigation).

(2) Paragraph (3) applies where the decision-making authorities request an inspector to assist with the investigation of a complaint.

(3) Paragraphs 6A and 6B of Schedule 4A to the 1996 Act (further provision about Her Majesty’s inspectors of constabulary: powers of inspectors to obtain information and access to premises)(1) apply in relation to the investigation of the complaint in accordance with the decision-making authorities’ request as they apply in relation to an inspection under section 54 of that Act (appointment and functions of inspectors of constabulary).

(4) Where a notice is, by virtue of paragraph (3), served under paragraph 6A of Schedule 4A to the 1996 Act, paragraphs 6C and 6D of that Schedule (further provision about Her Majesty’s inspectors of constabulary: failure to comply with notices and appeals)(2) apply in relation to the notice.

(5) Where a notice is, by virtue of paragraph (3), served under paragraph 6B of Schedule 4A to the 1996 Act, paragraph 6C of that Schedule applies in relation to the notice.

(6) In this regulation, “inspector” means—

(a) an inspector of constabulary;

(b) a person appointed under section 56 of the 1996 Act (assistant inspectors and staff officers) as an assistant inspector of constabulary or a staff officer to the inspectors of constabulary.

(1)

1996 c. 16. Schedule 4A was inserted by section 29(2) of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48). Paragraphs 6A and 6B were substituted, along with paragraphs 6C to 6F, for paragraphs 6A and 6B by section 36(1) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.

(2)

Paragraph 6D was amended by section 43(2) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.