The Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Saving and transitional provision

7.—(1) The amendments made by regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 do not have effect in relation to any matter in respect of which the officer concerned has been given notice, before the coming into force of these Regulations under—

(a) regulation 30(1) of the 2020 Regulations (notice of referral to misconduct proceedings); or

(b) regulation 51(1) (notice of referral to accelerated misconduct hearing) of the 2020 Regulations.

(2) This paragraph applies in relation to a matter to which condition 1 and 2 apply.

(3) Condition 1 is that the officer concerned has been given a notice under regulation 30(1) or 51(1) of the 2020 Regulations in respect of the matter.

(4) Condition 2 is that the persons who are to comprise the panel conducting the misconduct hearing or accelerated misconduct hearing relating to the matter, under regulation 28 or 55 respectively of the 2020 Regulations, were not determined before the coming into force of these Regulations.

(5) Where paragraph (2) applies, the 2020 Regulations are to have effect as if, in regulation 28 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings), in paragraph (4)(a)—

(a) for “the list” there were substituted “a list”; and

(b) for “the local policing body” there were substituted “a local policing body”.

(6) In this regulation, “accelerated misconduct hearing”, “misconduct hearing” and “officer concerned” have the meanings given in regulation 2(1) of the 2020 Regulations.