
2018 No. 1119
Police
The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made 29th October 2018
Laid before Parliament 31st October 2018
Coming into force 1st December 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3A(1) to (3), 4(1) to (5) and 4A(1) to (4) and (7) of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 , makes the following Regulations.
PART 1 General
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st December 2018.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the 1987 Act” means the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987;
 “the 2009 Regulations” means the Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009 ;
 “the Conduct Regulations” means the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015 .
PART 2 Amendment of the Conduct Regulations
Amendment of the Conduct Regulations
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Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation)
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Amendment of regulation 4 (the harm test)
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Amendment of regulation 9 (application)
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Amendment of regulation 11 (legal and other representation for the relevant authority)
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Amendment of regulation 15 (application of Part 3)
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Amendment of regulation 24A (national security: power to give directions in relation to misconduct hearings)
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Amendment of regulation 33 (participation of Director General or Ombudsman and investigator at misconduct proceedings)
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Amendment of regulation 35 (attendance of others at misconduct proceedings)
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Amendment of regulation 38 (senior officers: further meeting or further hearing of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action)
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Amendment of regulation 39 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)
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Amendment of regulation 45A (national security: power to give directions in relation to special case hearings)
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Substitution of regulation 46 (notice of referral to special case hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 48 (notice of special case hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 49 (procedure on receipt of notice of special case hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 52 (documents to be supplied)
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Amendment of regulation 54 (participation of Director General or the Ombudsman and investigator at special case hearing
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Amendment of regulation 56 (attendance of others at special case hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 57 (procedure at special case hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 58 (senior officers: further hearing of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action)
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New Schedule
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PART 3 Amendment of the 2009 Regulations
Amendment of the 2009 Regulations
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Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation)
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New regulation 4B
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Amendment of regulation 5 (appointment and composition of police appeals tribunal)
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Amendment of regulation 6 (notice of appeal)
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Amendment of regulation 7
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Amendment of regulation 8 (the respondent)
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Amendment of regulation 9 (procedure on notice of appeal)
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Amendment of regulation 14 (notice of the hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 15 (legal and other representation)
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Amendment of regulation 18 (attendance at hearing)
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Amendment of regulation 22 (tribunal's determination)
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Tobias Ellwood

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Defence

SCHEDULE
Modifications to the Conduct Regulations

Regulation 22
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SCHEDULE 1A
Modifications to these Regulations in their application to former MDP officers

Regulation 9(2)
Modification to regulation 3 (interpretation)
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Modification to regulation 4 (harm test)
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Modifications: omission of regulations 6 (disciplinary action) and 7 (written warnings)
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Modification to regulation 10 (police friend and legal representation)
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Modification to regulation 11 (legal and other representation for the relevant authority)
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Modification to regulation 12 (provision of notices or documents)
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Modification: omission of regulation 14 (suspension)
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Modification to regulation 15 (application of Part 3)
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Modification to regulation 16 (assessment of conduct)
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Modification to regulation 17 (appointment of investigator)
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Modification to regulation 18 (investigation)
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Modification to regulation 19 (written notice of investigation)
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Modification to regulation 21 (interviews during investigations)
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Modification: insertion of regulation 21A
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Modification to regulation 22 (report of investigation)
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Modification: insertion of Part 3A
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Modification to regulation 23 (referral of case to misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 24 (withdrawal of case)
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Modification to regulation 25 (notice of referral to misconduct proceedings and panel membership)
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Modification to regulation 26 (procedure on receipt of notice)
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Modification to regulation 27 (witnesses)
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Modification to regulation 28 (timing and notice of misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 29 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings: officers other than senior officers)
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Modification to regulation 30 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings: senior officers)
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Modification to regulation 30A (notification of misconduct hearings)
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Modification to regulation 31 (documents to be supplied)
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Modification to regulation 32 (attendance of officer concerned at misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 33 (participation of Director General or Ombudsman and investigator at misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 34 (attendance of complainant or interested person at misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 35 (attendance of others at misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 36 (exclusion from misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 37 (procedure at misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 38 (senior officers: further meeting or further hearing of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action)
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Modification to regulation 39 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)
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Modification to regulation 40 (notification of outcome)
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Modification to regulation 40A (publication of information in relation to outcome)
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Modification to regulation 41 (record of misconduct proceedings)
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Modifications: omission of regulations 42 (appeal from misconduct meeting: officers other than senior officers), 43 (appeal meeting) and 44 (procedure and finding of the appeal)
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Modification to regulation 45 (referral of case to special case hearing)
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Modification to regulation 46 (notice of referral to special case hearing)
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Modification to regulation 47 (remission of case)
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Modification to regulation 50 (person conducting special case hearing: officers other than senior officers)
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Modification to regulation 51 (persons conducting special case hearing: senior officers)
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Modification to regulation 57 (procedure at special case hearing)
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Modification to regulation 58 (senior officers: further hearing of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action)
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Modification to regulation 59 (outcome of special case hearing)
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Modification to regulation 60 (notification of outcome)
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