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

Final reports on investigations: complaints, conduct matters and certain DSI matters

72.—(1) This regulation applies on the completion of an investigation of—

(a) a complaint; or

(b) a conduct matter.

(2) A person appointed under regulation 42 (investigations by the appropriate authority on its own behalf) shall submit a report on that person’s investigation to the appropriate authority.

(3) A person appointed under regulation 43 (investigations supervised by the Commission) or 44 (investigations managed by the Commission) shall—

(a) submit a report on that investigation to the Commission; and

(b) send a copy of that report to the appropriate authority.

(4) In relation to a matter that was formerly a DSI matter but has been recorded as a conduct matter in pursuance of regulation 71(5), the references in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation to the appropriate authority are references to—

(a) the appropriate authority in relation to the DSI matter; and

(b) (where different) the appropriate authority in relation to the person whose conduct is in question.

(5) A person designated under regulation 45 (investigations by the Commission itself) as the person in charge of an investigation by the Commission itself shall submit a report on it to the Commission.

(6) A person submitting a report under this regulation shall not be prevented by any obligation of secrecy imposed by any rule of law or otherwise from including all such matters in that person’s report as that person thinks fit.

(7) For the purposes of a report on an investigation under regulation 55(1)(a) or (b) (special procedure cases), on completion of the investigation the report shall—

(a) provide an accurate summary of the evidence;

(b) attach or refer to any relevant documents; and

(c) indicate the investigator’s opinion as to whether there is a case to answer in respect of misconduct or gross misconduct or whether there is no case to answer.

(8) A person who has submitted a report under this regulation on an investigation within regulation 55(1)(a) or (b) must supply the appropriate authority with such copies of further documents or other items in that person’s possession as the authority may request.

(9) The appropriate authority may only make a request in respect of a copy of a document or other item if the authority—

(a) considers that the document or item is of relevance to the investigation, and

(b) requires a copy of the document or the item for either or both of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (10).

(10) Those purposes are—

(a) complying with any obligation which the authority has in respect of any disciplinary proceedings in relation to any person to whose conduct the investigation related;

(b) ensuring that any such person receives a fair hearing at any disciplinary proceedings in respect of any such conduct of that person.