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The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 81 Cited in Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/2
Year2020
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st February 2020.(2) In these Regulations—
  • “the 2002 Act” means the Police Reform Act 2002;
  • “the Conduct Regulations” means the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020
    • ;
  • “designated police volunteer” means a person designated as a community support volunteer or policing support volunteer under section 38(1A) of the 2002 Act (police powers for civilian staff and volunteers)
    • ;
  • “disciplinary action” has the same meaning as in the Conduct Regulations;
  • “disciplinary proceedings”—
    • (a) in relation to a member of a police force or a special constable, means any proceedings under the Conduct Regulations, other than under Part 6 of those Regulations (reflective practice review process) , and
    • (b) in relation to a person serving with the police who is not a member of a police force or a special constable, means any proceedings or management process during which the conduct (as opposed to the performance) of such a person is considered in order to determine whether a sanction or punitive measure is to be imposed against that person in relation to that conduct,
    but this definition does not apply in relation to regulation 47 (definition of “disciplinary proceedings” for the purposes of Part 2 of the 2002 Act in relation to police staff members and designated police volunteers) ;
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