[Action by the [Director General] in [relation] to an investigation report under paragraph 24AE+W
24B(1)If the [Director General] determines under paragraph 24A(4) that the report indicates that a person serving with the police may have—E+W
(a)committed a criminal offence, or
(b)behaved in a manner which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings,
[the Director General] shall notify the appropriate authority in relation to the person whose conduct is in question of [the Director General's] determination and, if it appears that that authority has not already been sent a copy of the report, send a copy of the report to that authority.
[(1A)Sub-paragraph (3A) of paragraph 24A applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph as it applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b) of that paragraph.]
(2)Where the appropriate authority in relation to the person whose conduct is in question is notified of a determination by the [Director General] under sub-paragraph (1), it shall record the matter under paragraph 11 as a conduct matter . . . .
[(3)Where a DSI matter is recorded under paragraph 11 as a conduct matter by virtue of sub-paragraph (2)—
(a)the person investigating the DSI matter shall (subject to any determination made by the [Director General] under paragraph [15(5A) or (5B)]) investigate the conduct matter as if appointed or designated to do so, and
(b)the other provisions of this Schedule shall apply in relation to that matter accordingly.]
24C(1)[This paragraph applies where] the [Director General] determines under paragraph 24A(4) that there is no indication in the report that a person serving with the police may have—E+W
(a)committed a criminal offence, or
(b)behaved in a manner which would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings,
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[(3)The [Director General] may notify the appropriate authority that it must, in accordance with regulations under section 50 or 51 of the 1996 Act, determine—
(a)whether or not the performance of a person serving with the police is unsatisfactory, and
(b)what action (if any) the authority will take in respect of any such person's performance.]
[(4)On receipt of a notification under sub-paragraph (3) the appropriate authority shall make those determinations and submit a memorandum to the [Director General] setting out the determinations the authority has made.]
[(5)On receipt of a memorandum under sub-paragraph (4), the [Director General] shall—
(a)consider the memorandum and whether the appropriate authority has made the determinations under sub-paragraph (4) that the [Director General] considers appropriate;
(b)determine whether or not to make recommendations under paragraph 27;
(c)make such recommendations (if any) under that paragraph as [the Director General] thinks fit.]]