The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Revocation and transitional provisions

   3. 3. Interpretation and delegation

   4. 4. The harm test

3. PART 2 General

   1. 5. Application

   2. 6. Police Friend

   3. 7. Legal and other representation

   4. 8. Provision of notices or documents

   5. 9. Outstanding or possible criminal proceedings

   6. 10. Suspension

   7. 10A. Appropriate authority consent to notice of intention to resign or retire

4. PART 3

   1. 11. Application of this Part

   2. 12. Assessment of conduct

   3. 13. Appointment of investigator

   4. 14. Investigation

   5. 15. Written notices

   6. 16. Representations to the investigator

   7. 17. Interviews during investigation

   8. 18. Report of investigation

5. PART 4

   1. 19. Referral of case to misconduct proceedings

   2. 20. Withdrawal of case

   3. 21. Notice of referral to misconduct proceedings and panel membership

   4. 22. Procedure on receipt of notice

   5. 23. Witnesses

   6. 24. Timing and notice of misconduct proceedings

   7. 25. Persons conducting misconduct proceedings: officers other than senior officers

   8. 26. Persons conducting misconduct proceedings: senior officers

   9. 27. Documents to be supplied

   10. 28. Attendance of officer concerned at misconduct proceedings

   11. 29. Participation of Commission and investigator at misconduct proceedings

   12. 30. Attendance of complainant or interested person at misconduct proceedings

   13. 31. Attendance of others at misconduct proceedings

   14. 32. Exclusion from misconduct proceedings

   15. 33. Procedure at misconduct proceedings

   16. 34. Senior officers: further meeting or hearing

   17. 35. Outcome of misconduct proceedings

   18. 36. Notification of outcome

   19. 37. Record of misconduct proceedings

   20. 38. Appeal from misconduct meeting: officers other than senior officers

   21. 39. Appeal meeting

   22. 40. Procedure and finding of the appeal

6. PART 5

   1. 41. Referral of case to special case hearing

   2. 42. Remission of case

   3. 43. Notice of referral to special case hearing

   4. 44. Notice of special case hearing

   5. 45. Procedure on receipt of notice

   6. 46. Person conducting special case hearing: officers other than senior officers

   7. 47. Persons conducting special case hearing: senior officers

   8. 48. Documents to be supplied

   9. 49. Attendance of officer concerned at special case hearing

   10. 50. Participation of Commission and investigator at special case hearing

   11. 51. Attendance of complainant and interested persons at special case hearing

   12. 52. Attendance of others at special case hearing

   13. 53. Procedure at special case hearing

   14. 54. Senior officers: further hearing

   15. 55. Outcome of special case hearing

   16. 56. Notification of outcome

   17. 57. Record of special case hearing

7. PART 6

   1. 58. Record of disciplinary proceedings

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      TRANSITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO OLD REGULATIONS

      1. PART 1 The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008

         1. 1. Subject to paragraph 2, the modifications to the Police (Conduct)...

         2. 2. The modifications in paragraphs 5 and 6 do not have...

         3. 3. In regulation 3(1)— (a) after the definition of “the Performance...

         4. 4. In regulation 25(4)(c), for “police authority or the Mayor’s Office...

         5. 5. Omit regulations 26, 27, 47 and 48.

         6. 6. In regulations 26A, 34, 34A, 35, 36, 47A, 54, 54A,...

         7. 7. In regulation 26A(2)(c), for “police authority or the Mayor’s Office...

         8. 8. In regulation 47A(2)(c), for “police authority or the Mayor’s Office...

         9. 9. In regulation 58(2), for “the police authority of the police...

      2. PART 2 The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004

         1. 10. (1) The following modifications to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004...

         2. 11. In regulation 3(1)— (a) before the definition of “appropriate authority”...

         3. 12. In regulation 5— (a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “police authority...

         4. 13. In regulation 19(5), for “by the police authority for the...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR

10. Explanatory Note