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

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.

2017 c. 3.

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.

S.I. 2003/527; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/3026, 2014/2372, 2016/798 and 2018/1191.

S.I. 2020/4; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2022/505 and 2024/521.

S.I. 2025/502.

S.I. 2020/3, amended by S.I. 2022/505.

S.I. 2020/2, to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.

S.I. 2020/1, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

For the meaning of “disciplinary action for gross misconduct”, see regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2020/4, as modified by paragraph 1(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations.

For the meaning of “appropriate authority”, see regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2020/4, as modified by paragraph 1(a)(iv) of Schedule 1 to those Regulations.

For the meaning of “Standards of Professional Behaviour”, see regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2020/4.

For the meaning of “special conditions”, see regulation 2(1) of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020.