The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023

Regulation 86

SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments

Amendment of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

1.—(1) The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(1)(a)(ii), after “14E,” insert “14F,”.

(3) In article 4(1)(b), after “14E,”, insert “14F,”.

(4) In Part II of Schedule 1, after paragraph 14E insert the following paragraph—

“14F.   The Service Police Complaints Commissioner, or any member of the Commissioner’s staff who in the course of their normal duties—

(a) has contact with vulnerable adults; or

(b) has access to sensitive or personal information about children or vulnerable

adults.”.

Amendment of the Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) Order 1990

2.  In the Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) Order 1990(2), at the end of Schedule 2 insert—

“(a) The Service Police Complaints Commissioner

(b) The members of the Commissioner’s staff who are not otherwise Crown servants”

Amendment of the Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2015

3.—(1) The Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2015(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5(2)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (d) insert “or” after the semi-colon;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (e) substitute “; or” with a full-stop;

(c) omit paragraph (f);

(3) In paragraph 1 of the Schedule—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (t) omit “or”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (u) insert—

“or

(v) is or was capable of being the subject of a complaint under the procedures established for making a complaint about the service police in accordance with section 340P of the Armed Forces Act 2006.”.

(1)

S.I. 1975/1023, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 1990/200, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2015/2064.