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The Police (Conduct, Performance and Complaints and Misconduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Introductory provisions

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

  3. Part 2 Amendment of the Police Regulations 2003

    1. 2.Amendment of the Police Regulations 2003

    2. 3.Amendment to regulation 12 (probationary service)

    3. 4.Amendments to regulation 13 (discharge of probationer)

  4. Part 3 Amendment of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

    1. 5.Amendment of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

    2. 6.Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation and delegation)

    3. 7.Amendment to regulation 4 (application)

    4. 8.Amendments to regulation 9 (provision of notices or documents)

    5. 9.Amendments to regulation 14 (severity assessment)

    6. 10.Amendment to regulation 15 (appointment of investigator)

    7. 11.Amendments to regulation 21 (report of investigation)

    8. 12.Amendment to regulation 23 (referral of case to misconduct proceedings)

    9. 13.Amendments to regulation 27 (withdrawal of misconduct proceedings)

    10. 14.Amendment to regulation 28 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings)

    11. 15.Amendments to regulation 42 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)

    12. 16.Amendment to regulation 49 (referral of case to accelerated misconduct hearing)

    13. 17.Amendments to regulation 62 (outcome of accelerated misconduct hearing)

  5. Part 4 Amendment of the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

    1. 18.Amendment of the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

    2. 19.Amendment to regulation 4 (interpretation and delegation)

    3. 20.Amendments to regulation 6 (legal and other representation)

    4. 21.Amendments to regulation 7 (provision of notices or documents)

    5. 22.Amendments to regulation 8 (procedure at meetings under these Regulations)

    6. 23.Amendments to regulation 9 (nominated persons)

    7. 24.Amendments to regulation 10 (reference to certain periods)

    8. 25.Amendment to regulation 11 (suspension of certain periods)

    9. 26.Amendments to regulation 12 (meeting following investigation under Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act)

    10. 27.Amendment to regulation 13 (provision of information to the Director General)

    11. 28.Amendments to regulation 14 (meeting following referral under the Conduct Regulations)

    12. 29.Amendment to regulation 16 (arrangement of first stage meeting)

    13. 30.Amendments to regulation 17 (procedure at first stage meeting)

    14. 31.Amendment to regulation 18 (procedure following first stage meeting)

    15. 32.Amendments to regulation 19 (appeal against the finding and outcome of a first stage meeting)

    16. 33.Amendments to regulation 20 (arrangement of first stage appeal meeting)

    17. 34.Amendments to regulation 21 (procedure at first stage appeal meeting)

    18. 35.Omission of Part 4 (second stage)

    19. 36.Amendment to heading to Part 5 (third stage)

    20. 37.Amendments to regulation 30 (assessment following second stage meeting)

    21. 38.Amendments to regulation 31 (arrangement of a third stage meeting)

    22. 39.Amendments to regulation 32 (circumstances in which a third stage meeting may be required without a prior first or second stage meeting)

    23. 40.Amendments to regulation 33 (arrangement of a third stage meeting without a prior first or second stage meeting)

    24. 41.Amendments to regulation 34 (appointment of panel members)

    25. 42.Amendments to regulation 36 (procedure on receipt of notice of third stage meeting)

    26. 43.Amendments to regulation 37 (witnesses)

    27. 44.Amendments to regulation 38 (timing and notice of third stage meeting)

    28. 45.Amendments to regulation 39 (postponement and adjournment of a third stage meeting)

    29. 46.Amendments to regulation 40 (participation of Director General and investigator at third stage meeting)

    30. 47.Amendments to regulation 41 (attendance of complainant or interested person at third stage meeting)

    31. 48.Amendments to regulation 42 (attendance of others at a third stage meeting)

    32. 49.Amendments to regulation 43 (exclusion from a third stage meeting)

    33. 50.Amendments to regulation 44 (procedure at a third stage meeting)

    34. 51.Amendment to regulation 45 (finding)

    35. 52.Amendments to regulation 46 (outcomes)

    36. 53.Omission of regulation 47 (assessment of performance or attendance following third stage meeting where a written improvement notice has been issued)

    37. 54.Amendments to regulation 48 (assessment of performance or attendance following third stage meeting where a final written improvement notice has been issued or extended)

    38. 55.Amendments to regulation 49 (third stage meeting under regulation 48)

  6. Part 5 Amendment of the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020

    1. 56.Amendment of the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020

    2. 57.Amendment to regulation 17 (special procedure: notification of severity assessment etc.)

    3. 58.Amendment to regulation 19 (special procedure: revision of severity assessment)

    4. 59.Amendments to regulation 26 (accelerated procedure: other investigations)

    5. 60.Amendment to regulation 51 (manner and time limit of notifications under these Regulations)

  7. Part 6 Amendment of the Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2020

    1. 61.Amendment of the Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2020

    2. 62.Amendment to rule 3 (interpretation and general provision as to written notices or documents)

    3. 63.Amendments to rule 5 (circumstances in which a police officer may appeal to a tribunal – Performance Regulations)

  8. Part 7 Transitional provisions

    1. 64.Transitional provisions: amendments to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

    2. 65.Transitional provisions: amendments to the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020 and the Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2020

    3. 66.Transitional provisions: amendments to the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020

    4. 67.Interpretation of Part 7

  9. Signature

    1. Schedule

      Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

      1. 1.Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 (modifications to these Regulations in their application to former officers)

      2. 2.Amendments to paragraph 1 (modification to regulation 2)

      3. 3.Insertion of paragraphs 14A (modification: insertion of Part 3A) and 14B (modification: insertion of regulation 21G)

      4. 4.Substitution of paragraph 16 (modification to regulation 23)

      5. 5.Insertion of paragraph 34A

      6. 6.Substitution of paragraph 36 (modification to regulation 49)

      7. 7.Insertion of paragraph 36ZA (modification to regulation 50)

      8. 8.Amendment to paragraph 36A (modification to regulation 51)

      9. 9.Insertion of paragraphs 36B and 36C (modification to regulations 52 and 54)

      10. 10.Insertion of paragraph 37A (modification to regulation 56)

      11. 11.Amendment to paragraph 38 (modification to regulation 61)

  10. Explanatory Note

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