The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020

Records to be kept by local policing bodies and chief officers E+W

44.  Every local policing body and chief officer must keep records, in such form as the Director General determines, of—

(a) every complaint that is recorded by it or the chief officer under paragraph 2(6A) or 4A(4) of Schedule 3 (duties to record complaints)(1);

(b) every complaint that is made to it or the chief officer which is–

(i) not recorded under paragraph 2(6A) or 4A(4) of Schedule 3, and

(ii) of a description determined by the Director General;

(c) every purported complaint that is made to it or the chief officer which is of a description determined by the Director General;

(d) every conduct matter recorded by it or the chief officer under paragraph 10(4), (4B) or (4C), 11(3A), (3C) or (3D) or 13A(4) of Schedule 3 (recording of conduct matters)(2);

(e) every DSI matter recorded by it or the chief officer under paragraph 14A(1) or 14CA(4) of Schedule 3 (duties to record DSI matters)(3);

(f) every exercise of a power or performance of a duty under Part 2 of the 2002 Act by it or the chief officer.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 44 in force at 1.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Paragraph 2(6A) was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017; paragraph 4A(4) was inserted by section 17(1) and (3) of that Act.

(2)

Paragraphs 10(4), (4B) and (4C) and 11(3A), (3C) and (3D) were substituted by paragraphs 1, 11 and 12 of Schedule 14 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and amended by paragraphs 15 and 56 of Schedule 9 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017; paragraph 13A(4) was inserted by section 17(1) and (6) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.

(3)

Paragraph 14A(1) was inserted by paragraphs 1, 11 and 12 of Schedule 12 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and amended by paragraphs 277 and 302 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; paragraph 14CA(4) was inserted by section 17(1) and (9) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.