Part 2Complaints and Misconduct

The Independent Office for Police Conduct

F110CStrategy for exercise of functions

(1)

The Director General and the Office must jointly—

(a)

prepare a strategy for the carrying out of their functions, and

(b)

review the strategy (and revise it as appropriate) at least once every 12 months.

(2)

The strategy must set out how the Director General and the Office propose to carry out their functions in the relevant period.

(3)

The strategy must also include a plan for the use during the relevant period of resources for the carrying out of functions of the Director General and the Office.

(4)

The Director General and the Office must each give effect to the strategy in carrying out their functions.

(5)

The Director General and the Office must jointly publish a strategy (or revised strategy) prepared under this section (stating the time from which it takes effect).

(6)

In this section “relevant period”, in relation to a strategy, means the period of time that is covered by the strategy.