Part 4Amendment of the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

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

regulation 28 + 28.—(1) Regulation 14 is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, after “Regulations” insert “or the Vetting Regulations”.

(3) Before paragraph (1) insert—

“(A1) This regulation applies where regulation 32 does not apply and—

(a)the appropriate authority assesses under regulation 14(2)(b), 23(5)(b) or 27(2)(a)(iii) of the Conduct Regulations that a matter should be referred to be dealt with under these Regulations, or

(b)the vetting authority assesses under regulation 15(2)(a), 22(5)(a) or 24(1)(b) of the Vetting Regulations that a matter should be referred to be dealt with under these Regulations.”.

(4) In paragraph (1)—

regulation 28 4 a + (a)for the opening words substitute “Where this regulation applies—”;

regulation 28 4 b + (b)in sub-paragraph (a), omit “, (3)”;

regulation 28 4 c + (c)in sub-paragraph (b)(i)—

regulation 28 4 c i + (i)for “each of paragraphs (2)(a) and (3)(a)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a)”;

regulation 28 4 c ii + (ii)for “(1)(c) or (d)” substitute “(1)(b)(iii), (iv) or (v)”;

regulation 28 4 c iii + (iii)for “14(1)” substitute “14(A1)”;

regulation 28 4 d + (d)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “14(2)(a)” substitute “14(1)(a)”;

regulation 28 4 e + (e)in sub-paragraph (b)(iv)—

regulation 28 4 e i + (i)for “(c)” substitute “(e)”;

regulation 28 4 e ii + (ii)after “Conduct Regulations” insert “or the assessor’s report submitted under regulation 23 of the Vetting Regulations”.

(5) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) In this regulation—

(a)“investigator” is to be construed in accordance with the definition of that word in regulation 2(1) of the Conduct Regulations, and

(b)“assessor” and “vetting authority” are to be construed in accordance with the definitions of those words in regulation 2(1) of the Vetting Regulations.”.