The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023

Duty to provide progress reportsU.K.

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95.—(1) Where the designated body making the complaint has been informed that a super-complaint will be investigated, the Chief Inspector must, before the end of each relevant period, send that designated body a written progress report.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the progress report must include the following information—

(a)an explanation of the steps the Chief Inspector and the Commissioner have taken in relation to the investigation (so far as they have not been explained in a previous written progress report sent to that designated body);

(b)an explanation of the steps they propose to take in relation to the investigation before the end of the next relevant period in relation to the investigation.

(3) The Chief Inspector may exclude information from the progress report if the Chief Inspector considers that its inclusion—

(a)would be contrary to the interests of national security; or

(b)might jeopardise the safety of any person.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, each of the following is a “relevant period”—

(a)the period of 56 working days beginning with the day on which the Chief Inspector informs the designated body making the complaint that the super-complaint will be investigated;

(b)each subsequent period of 56 working days beginning with the first working day after the end of the preceding relevant period.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 95 in force at 19.6.2023, see reg. 1(1)