1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Super-complaints (Designation and Procedure) Regulations 2018.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st November 2018.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996(1);
“the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002;
“the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary;
“complaint” means a complaint made to the Chief Inspector under section 29A of the 2002 Act (power to make super-complaints)(2);
“the decision-making authorities” means the Chief Inspector, the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and the College of Policing;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(3).
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to the designated body, in relation to a complaint, is a reference to the designated body making the complaint.
Section 29A was inserted by section 25 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.