The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015

Amendments in relation to arranging a third stage meeting without prior first or second stage meeting

7.—(1) After regulation 29(1)(f) of the Performance Regulations, insert—

“(fa) in a case in which regulation 35A (participation of Commission and investigator at a third stage meeting) applies, informing the officer that the Commission may attend the meeting to make representations;

(fb) in a case to which regulation 35B (attendance of complainant or interested person at a third stage meeting) applies, informing the officer that the complainant or any interested person may attend the meeting as an observer;

(fc) in a case to which regulation 35C(4) (attendance by person nominated by the Commission applies), informing him that a person nominated by the Commission may attend the meeting as an observer;

(fd) in a case to which regulation 35C(10) (cases where Commission may direct that the meeting may be held in public) applies, informing him that the Commission may direct that the whole or any part of the meeting be held in public;”.

(2) For regulation 29(2) substitute—

“(2) A notice given under paragraph (1) is to be accompanied by a copy of—

(a) any document relied upon by the appropriate authority when it formed the view referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of regulation 28(1); or

(b) subject to the harm test, the investigator’s written report referred to in regulation 11A(1)(a), or the recommendation of the Commission referred to in regulation 11A(1)(b).”.