PART 6E+WINVESTIGATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS

Relinquishing the Commission’s supervision or management of an investigationE+W

50.—(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 Chief Executive on the Chief Executive’s own behalf; or

(b)the supervision of an investigation in favour of an investigation by the Chief Executive on the Chief Executive’s own behalf.

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

(a)notify the Chief Executive, 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 Chief Executive any documentation and evidence gathered during its investigations as will assist the Chief Executive to carry out the Chief Executive’s functions under these Regulations.

(3) Nothing in paragraph (2)(a) requires 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 proceedings or would be contrary to the public interest.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 50 in force at 30.4.2017, see reg. 1