Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 558
POLICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Police (Conduct, Performance and Complaints and Misconduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
6th May 2025
Laid before Parliament
7th May 2025
Coming into force
28th May 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50(1), (2)(c), (e) and (f), (3), (3A), (4) and (7), 51(1), (2)(ba) and (c), (2A), (2B), (3A) and (4) and 85(3) of the Police Act 1996(1), section 23(1) and (2) of the Police Reform Act 2002(2) and section 29(7) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017(3).
In accordance with sections 50(2ZC) and 51(2ZD) of the Police Act 1996(4), and in so far as these Regulations relate to matters specified in those sections, the text of these Regulations has been approved by the College of Policing.
In accordance with section 63(3)(a) of the Police Act 1996(5), the Secretary of State has supplied the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales with a draft of these Regulations and has taken into consideration the representations made by that Board before making these Regulations.
In accordance with section 24 of the Police Reform Act 2002(6), the Secretary of State has consulted with the Office, the Director General(7), such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, the Common Council, the National Police Chiefs’ Council(8) and such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
1996 c. 16. Section 50(3) was substituted by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4) (“the 2008 Act”). Section 50(3A) was inserted by section 29(2) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) (“the 2017 Act”) and amended by paragraph 65 of Schedule 9 to the 2017 Act. Section 50(4) was amended by paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 22 to the 2008 Act and paragraph 32 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) (“the 2011 Act”). Section 51(2)(ba) was inserted by section 35 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) (“the 2002 Act”) and amended by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 22 to the 2008 Act. Section 51(2A) was inserted by paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 22 to the 2008 Act. Section 51(2B) was inserted by section 29(3) of the 2017 Act and amended by paragraph 65 of Schedule 9 to the 2017 Act. Section 51(3A) was inserted by section 128(1) of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) and amended by paragraph 33 of Schedule 16 to the 2011 Act.
2002 c. 30. Section 23(2) was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) (“the 2005 Act”), paragraph 2 of Schedule 23 to the 2008 Act, paragraph 288 of Schedule 16 to the 2011 Act and section 23(1) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 4, paragraph 47 of Schedule 5 and paragraphs 15 and 31 of Schedule 9 to, the 2017 Act.
Section 50(2ZC) was inserted by section 123(1) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12) (“the 2014 Act”) and amended by section 48(6) of the 2017 Act. Section 51(2ZD) was inserted by section 123(2) of the 2014 Act. Section 123 of the 2014 Act was the subject of a correction slip published on 4th August 2014.
Section 63(3) was substituted by paragraph 78(3) of Schedule 4 to the 2005 Act. Relevant amendments to section 63(3) were made by paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 22 to the 2008 Act, section 10(3)(b) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) and sections 123(4) and 133(2) of the 2014 Act.
Section 24 was amended by paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 40), paragraphs 277 and 289 of Schedule 16 to the 2011 Act and paragraphs 15 and 32 of Schedule 9, and paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 14, to the 2017 Act.
Section 29(1) of the 2002 Act defines “the Office” and “the Director General”. The definitions were inserted by paragraph 40(2) of Schedule 9 to the 2017 Act.
Section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 defines “police and crime commissioner”, “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”, “Common Council” and “the National Police Chiefs’ Council”. The definitions were inserted by section 96(2) of the 2011 Act and paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 14 to the 2017 Act.