The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Immigration and Asylum Enforcement Functions) Regulations 2008

2.—(1) Paragraph 1 (duties to preserve evidence relating to complaints) is modified as follows.

(2) Omit sub-paragraph (1).

(3) For sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Where—

(a) a complaint is made to the appropriate authority about the conduct of an immigration officer exercising specified enforcement functions or an official of the Secretary of State exercising specified enforcement functions in relation to immigration or asylum, or

(b) the appropriate authority becomes aware that a complaint about an immigration officer exercising specified enforcement functions or an official of the Secretary of State exercising specified enforcement functions in relation to immigration or asylum has been made to the Commission;

the appropriate authority shall take all such steps as appear to it to be appropriate for the purposes of Part 2 of this Act for obtaining and preserving evidence relating to the conduct complained of.”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (3), for “chief officer’s” substitute “appropriate authority’s”.

(5) In sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) for “he shall” substitute “the appropriate authority shall”;

(b) for “he is” substitute “it is”; and

(c) for “him” substitute “it”.

(6) In sub-paragraph (5), for “a police authority” substitute “the appropriate authority”.

(7) In sub-paragraph (6)—

(a) for “a chief officer” substitute “the appropriate authority”;

(b) for “he” substitute “it”; and

(c) omit “by the police authority maintaining his force or”.