The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) Regulations 2020

National security: power to give directions in relation to accelerated misconduct hearings

48.—(1) If the Secretary of State considers it expedient in the interests of national security, the Secretary of State may give a direction (“the direction”), in writing, in relation to an accelerated misconduct hearing, relating to one or more of the following matters—

(a) that all or part of the accelerated misconduct hearing must be conducted in private;

(b) that a specified person must be excluded from all or part of the accelerated misconduct hearing;

(c) that specified information must be excluded from any notice published under regulation 53 (public notification of accelerated misconduct hearing) or report published under regulation 63(5) (publication of information in relation to outcome).

(2) The Secretary of State must provide the direction (or a copy of it) to the relevant authority as soon as possible.

(3) Following receipt of the direction, the relevant authority must supply a copy of it to the person conducting or chairing the accelerated misconduct hearing as soon as possible.

(4) The person conducting or chairing the accelerated misconduct hearing must comply with the direction.