The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement, extent and revocation

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application of Regulations

5. 4. Suspension

6. 5. Conduct of investigations where criminal proceedings are outstanding

7. 6. Appointment of supervising officer

8. 7. Appointment of investigating officer

9. 8. Notice of investigation

10. 9. Investigating officer’s report

11. 10. Procedure on receipt of investigating officer’s report

12. 11. Withdrawal of case

13. 12. Notice of decision to refer case to a hearing etc.

14. 13. Limitation on sanctions

15. 14. Notice of hearing

16. 15. Procedure on receipt of notice

17. 16. Officers conducting the hearing

18. 17. Documents to be supplied to the member concerned

19. 18. Documents to be supplied to the officers conducting the hearing

20. 19. Representation

21. 20. Conduct of hearing

22. 21. Procedure at hearing

23. 22. Attendance of member concerned at hearing

24. 23. Attendance of complainant at hearing

25. 24. Attendance of others at hearing

26. 25. Exclusion of public from hearing

27. 26. Admissibility of evidence

28. 27. Remission of cases

29. 28. Record of hearing

30. 29. Sanctions

31. 30. Personal record to be considered before sanction imposed

32. 31. Notification of finding

33. 32. Request for a review

34. 33. The reviewing officer

35. 34. Conduct of the review

36. 35. Finding of the review

37. 36. Discharge of the chief constable’s functions by the appropriate officer

38. 37. Record of conduct proceedings

39. 38. Special cases

40. Signature

41. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       CODE OF CONDUCT

       1. Honesty and integrity

          1. 1. Members of the force should so conduct themselves as to...

       2. Fairness and impartiality

          1. 2. Members of the force have a particular responsibility to act...

       3. Politeness and tolerance

          1. 3. Members of the force should treat members of the public...

       4. Use of force

          1. 4. Members of the force must never knowingly use more force...

       5. Abuse of authority

          1. 5. Members of the force must not abuse their authority.

       6. Performance of duties

          1. 6. (1) Members of the force should be conscientious and diligent...

       7. Lawful orders

          1. 7. (1) Unless there is good and sufficient cause to do...

       8. Confidentiality

          1. 8. (1) Members of the force should treat information which comes...

       9. Criminal offences

          1. 9. (1) Members of the force must report any proceedings for...

       10. Property

           1. 10. Members of the force must exercise reasonable care to prevent...

       11. Sobriety

           1. 11. (1) Whilst on duty members of the force must be...

       12. Appearance

           1. 12. Unless on duties which dictate otherwise, members of the force...

       13. General conduct

           1. 13. Whether on or off duty, members of the force should...

           2. Notes:—

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       SPECIAL CASES: MODIFICATIONS

       1. 1. For regulations 11 and 12 there is substituted— Return of...

       2. 2. For regulations 14 to 16 there is substituted— Notice of...

       3. 3. Regulation 17 is omitted.

       4. 4. For regulation 18 there is substituted— Documents to be supplied...

       5. 5. In regulation 19(1) (representation) for “supervising” there is substituted “appropriate”....

       6. 6. For regulation 20 there is substituted— Conduct of hearing (1) The officer conducting the hearing may adjourn the hearing...

       7. 7. In regulation 21— (a) for the word “officers”, in each...

       8. 8. For regulation 23 there is substituted— Attendance of complainant at...

       9. 9. In regulation 24— (a) in paragraph (1) for the words...

       10. 10. Regulation 25 is omitted.

       11. 11. For regulations 26 and 27 there is substituted— Admissibility of...

       12. 12. In regulation 29(1)— (a) for the words “officers”, in the...

       13. 13. In regulation 30— (a) in paragraph (a) for the word...

       14. 14. In regulation 31 for the words “seven working days” there...

       15. 15. For regulation 33, there is substituted— The reviewing officer The review must be conducted by the chief officer of...

       16. 16. At the end of regulation 35 there is added—

       17. 17. Regulation 36 is omitted.

42. Explanatory Note