SCHEDULES

C2C3SCHEDULE 3Handling of Complaints and Conduct matters etc.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3

Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) by 1984 c. 55, ss. 56A-56C (as inserted (6.4.2023 for specified purposes) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 53(1), 170(4)(c); S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(v))

Part 2 Handling of conduct matters

Duties to preserve evidence relating to conduct matters

I1C112

1

Where a recordable conduct matter that relates to the conduct of a chief officer comes to the attention of the F1local policing body maintaining his force, it shall be the duty of F2that body to secure that all such steps as are appropriate for the purposes of Part 2 of this Act are taken, both initially and from time to time after that, for obtaining and preserving evidence relating to that matter.

2

Where a chief officer becomes aware of any recordable conduct matter relating to the conduct of a person under his direction and control, it shall be his duty to take all such steps as appear to him to be appropriate for the purposes of Part 2 of this Act for obtaining and preserving evidence relating to that matter.

3

The chief officer’s duty under sub-paragraph (2) must be performed as soon as practicable after he becomes aware of the matter in question.

4

After that, he shall be under a duty, until he is satisfied that it is no longer necessary to do so, to continue to take the steps from time to time appearing to him to be appropriate for the purposes of Part 2 of this Act for obtaining and preserving evidence relating to the matter.

5

It shall be the duty of a F3local policing body to comply with all such directions as may be given to it by the F5Director General in relation to the performance of any duty imposed on it by virtue of sub-paragraph (1).

6

It shall be the duty of the chief officer to take all such specific steps for obtaining or preserving evidence relating to any recordable conduct matter as he may be directed to take for the purposes of this paragraph by the F4local policing body maintaining his force or by the F5Director General.