These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (“the Act”), and make transitional provision. They are the sixth commencement regulations under the Act. Other provisions of the Act were brought into force on Royal Assent by section 183(5) of the Act or commenced on 31st March 2017 by virtue of section 183(6) of the Act.

Regulation 2 sets out the provisions of the Act which will come into force on 8th January 2018.

Regulation 3 makes transitional provision.

Regulation 3(1) and (2) provide that actions by, and in relation to, the Commission, or any other person, carried out before, or ongoing at the time of, the commencement of the relevant provisions of the Act which following commencement will be carried out by, or in relation to the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct are treated as having been carried out by, or in relation to, the Director General.

Regulation 3(3) provides that where, at the time of commencement anything is in the process of being done by, or in relation to, the Commission which, as a result of the commencement of relevant provisions of the Act will be done by the Office and the Director General jointly, it can continue to be done by, or in relation to, the Office and Director General.

Regulation 3(4) provides that where a person is designated to carry out an investigation under paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 3 to the Police Reform Act 2002 before commencement, that person is to be treated as having been designated by the Director General under that provision as it reads after commencement.

Regulation 3(6) and (7) make similar provision as that made in regulation 3(1) and (2) for certain complaints, conduct matters and other matters which came to the attention of an appropriate authority before 22nd November 2012.