UKPGA-2012-22 — Police (Complaints and Conduct) Act 2012

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Interviews of serving officers during investigations

s. 1(1)

The Police Reform Act 2002 is amended as follows.

s. 1(2)

In Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc) after paragraph 19E insert—

s. 1(3)

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s. 1(4)

In section 108(7) (provisions of Act which extend to the United Kingdom) before paragraph (a) insert—.

s. 2 — Application of Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to old cases

s. 2(1)

The Police Reform Act 2002 is amended as follows.

s. 2(2)

After section 28 insert—

s. 2(3)

In section 12 (definitions of “conduct matter” and “DSI matter”)—

s. 2(3)(a)

in subsection (2), after “this section,” insert “ section 28A and any regulations made under it, ”, and

s. 2(3)(b)

in subsection (2A), after “means” insert “ (subject to section 28A and any regulations made under it) ”.

s. 2(4)

In section 29(1), in the definition of “recordable conduct matter”, after paragraph (a) (and the “or” which follows) insert—.

s. 3 — Extent, commencement and short title

s. 3(1)

Section 1 (except for subsection (3)) and this section extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

s. 3(2)

Sections 1(3) and 2 extend to England and Wales only.

s. 3(3)

This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

s. 3(4)

This Act may be cited as the Police (Complaints and Conduct) Act 2012.