Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Handling of Complaints and Conduct matters etc.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3 modified (15.12.2017) by S.I. 2012/1204, Sch. Pt. 1 (as inserted by The Police (Conduct, Complaints and Misconduct and Appeal Tribunal) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1134), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 2))

C2 Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) by 1984 c. 55, ss. 56A-56C (as inserted (6.4.2023 for specified purposes) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 53(1), 170(4)(c); S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(v))

Part 3 U.K. Investigations and subsequent proceedings

[F1 Reviews]: the relevant [F2 review] body E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 3 para. 30 cross-heading substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 38(a); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

F2 Word in Sch. 3 para. 30 cross-heading substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 38(b); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

30 (1) The relevant [F3 review] body in relation to [F4 a review] is— E+W

(a) the [F5 Director General], in a case where [F6 a local policing body is the appropriate authority in relation to the relevant complaint or] the relevant complaint falls within a description of complaints specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph; or

[F7 (b) the local policing body which is the relevant local policing body in relation to the relevant complaint, in any other case.]

[F8 (2) In this paragraph and paragraphs 31 and 32—

• “relevant complaint”, in relation to a review, means the complaint to which the review relates;

• “relevant local policing body”, in relation to a relevant complaint where a chief officer is the appropriate authority in relation to the complaint, means the local policing body for the area of the police force of which the chief officer is a member;

• “review” means a review applied for under paragraph 6A(2) or 25(1B).]

Textual Amendments

F3 Word in Sch. 3 para. 30(1) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 39(2)(a)(i); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

F4 Words in Sch. 3 para. 30(1) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 39(2)(a)(ii); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

F5 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 56(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 56(6)); S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

F6 Words in Sch. 3 para. 30(1)(a) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 39(2)(b); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

F7 Sch. 3 para. 30(1)(b) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 39(2)(c); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

F8 Sch. 3 para. 30(2) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 39(3); S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

[F9 31 (1) This paragraph applies in a case where— E+W

(a) an application for a review is made to the [F5 Director General], and

(b) a local policing body is the relevant review body in relation to the review.

(2) The [F5 Director General] must—

(a) forward the application to the local policing body, and

(b) notify the person who applied for the review—

(i) that the local policing body is the relevant review body, and

(ii) the application has been forwarded.

(3) The application is to be taken to have been—

(a) made to the local policing body, and

(b) so made at the time when it is forwarded to the local policing body.]

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 56(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 56(6)); S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

F9 Sch. 3 para. 31 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 40; S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))

[F10 32 (1) This paragraph applies in a case where— E+W

(a) an application for a review is made to a local policing body, and

(b) the [F5 Director General] is the relevant review body in relation to the review.

(2) The local policing body must—

(a) forward the application to the [F5 Director General], and

(b) notify the person who applied for the review—

(i) that the [F5 Director General] is the relevant review body, and

(ii) the application has been forwarded.

(3) The application is to be taken to have been—

(a) made to the [F5 Director General], and

(b) so made at the time when it is forwarded to the [F5 Director General].]

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in Sch. 3 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 9 para. 56(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 56(6)); S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

F10 Sch. 3 para. 32 substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.2.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 41; S.I. 2020/5, reg. 2(n) (with art. 3(1)(2)(4))