The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Complaints and Misconduct) (Contractors) Regulations 2015

Relinquishing the Commission’s supervision or management of an investigation

51.—(1) This regulation applies where the Commission relinquishes—

(a) the management of an investigation in favour of a supervised investigation or an investigation by the appropriate authority on its own behalf; or

(b) the supervision of an investigation in favour of an investigation by the appropriate authority on its own behalf.

(2) Where this regulation applies, and subject to paragraph (3), the Commission shall—

(a) notify the appropriate authority, the complainant, any interested person within the meaning of regulation 14 (duty to provide information for other persons) and the person complained against of its decision, and the reasons for that decision; and

(b) send to the appropriate authority any documentation and evidence gathered during its investigations as will assist the appropriate authority to carry out its functions under these Regulations.

(3) Nothing in paragraph (2)(a) shall require the Commission to make a notification to the person complained against if it is of the opinion that that might prejudice any criminal investigation or pending proceedings or would be contrary to the public interest.