The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/4
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st February 2020.
  • (1) In these Regulations—
    • the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996;
    • the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002;
    • the Complaints and Misconduct Regulations” means the Police (Complaints and Misconduct Regulations) 2020 ;
    • the Performance Regulations” means the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020 ;
    • the Police Regulations” means the Police Regulations 2003 ;
    • accelerated misconduct hearing” means a hearing to which the officer concerned is referred under regulation 49 after the case has been certified as one where the special conditions are satisfied;
    • acting chief officer” means—
      • (a) a person exercising or performing functions of a chief constable in accordance with section 41 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (power of deputy to exercise functions of chief constable) ;
      • (b) a person exercising powers or duties of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in accordance with section 44 (functions of Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) or 45(4) (Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis) of that Act, or
      • (c) a person exercising duties of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London in accordance with section 25 of the City of London Police Act 1839 ;
    • allegation” means an allegation relating to a complaint, conduct matter or practice requiring improvement;
    • appeal meeting” means a meeting held in accordance with regulation 46;
    • appropriate authority” means, subject to regulation 26(3) —
      • (a) where the officer concerned is the chief officer or acting chief officer of any police force, the local policing body for the force's area;
      • (b) in any other case, the chief officer of police of the police force concerned;
    • complainant” has the meaning given to it by section 29(2) of the 2002 Act (interpretation of Part 2) ;
    • complaint” has the meaning given to it by section 12 of the 2002 Act (complaints, matters and persons to which Part 2 applies) ;
    • conduct” includes acts, omissions, statements and decisions (whether actual, alleged or inferred) ;
    • conduct matter” has the...

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