Part 1 Introductory

Citation, commencement and extent_I1

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 29th December 2025.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Interpretation_I2

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“ the 2020 Regulations ” means the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) Regulations 2020 ( 2 );

“ the Appeals Tribunals Regulations ” means the Regulations set out in Schedule 5 to the 2020 Regulations;

“ the Conduct Regulations ” means the Regulations set out in Schedule 1 to the 2020 Regulations;

“ the Performance Regulations ” means the Regulations set out in Schedule 4 to the 2020 Regulations.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is to the regulation set out in the paragraph so numbered in the relevant Schedule to the 2020 Regulations.

^F1Part 2 Amendment of the Conduct Regulations

Amendment of the Conduct Regulations

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Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation and delegation)

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Amendment to regulation 3 (application)

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Amendment to regulation 8 (provision of notices or documents)

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Amendment to regulation 27 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings)

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Amendment to regulation 41 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)

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Amendment to regulation 49 (referral of case to accelerated misconduct hearing)

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Amendment to regulation 55 (persons conducting accelerated misconduct hearing)

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Amendment to regulation 61 (procedure at accelerated misconduct hearing)

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Amendment to regulation 62 (outcome of accelerated misconduct hearing)

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^F2Part 3 Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2020 Regulations

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2020 Regulations

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Amendment to paragraph 2 (modification to regulation 2)

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Amendment to paragraph 3 (modification: insertion of Part 1A)

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Amendment to paragraph 5 (modification to regulation 7)

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Amendment to paragraph 6 (modification to regulation 8)

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Insertion of paragraphs 15A (modification: insertion of Part 3A) and 15B (modification: insertion of regulation 20G)

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Substitution of paragraph 18 (modification to regulation 23)

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Amendment to paragraph 22 (modification to regulation 27)

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Amendment to paragraph 24 (modification to regulation 29)

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Amendment to paragraph 32 (modification to regulation 37)

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Insertion of paragraphs 39A and 39B

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Substitution of paragraph 41 (modification to regulation 49)

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Amendment to paragraph 42 (modification to regulation 50)

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Amendment to paragraph 43 (modification to regulation 51)

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Amendment to paragraph 44 (modification to regulation 52)

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Amendment to paragraph 46 (modification to regulation 54)

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Amendment to paragraph 47 (modification to regulation 55)

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Amendment to paragraph 48 (modification to regulation 56)

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Amendment to paragraph 49 (modification to regulation 58)

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Amendment to paragraph 50 (modification to regulation 61)

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^F3Part 4 Amendment of the Performance Regulations

Amendment of the Performance Regulations

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Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation and delegation)

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Amendment to regulation 5 (legal and other representation)

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Amendment to regulation 6 (provision of notices or documents)

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Amendment to regulation 7 (procedure at meetings)

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Amendment to regulation 8 (nominated persons)

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Amendment to regulation 9 (reference to certain periods)

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Amendment to regulation 10 (suspension of certain periods)

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Amendment to regulation 11 (meeting following investigation by the Director General)

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Amendment to regulation 12 (provision of information to the Director General)

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Amendment to regulation 13 (meeting following referral under the Conduct Regulations)

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Amendment to regulation 15 (arrangement of first stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 16 (procedure at first stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 17 (procedure following first stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 18 (appeal against the finding and outcome of a first stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 19 (arrangement of first stage appeal meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 20 (procedure at first stage appeal meeting)

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Omission of Part 4 (second stage)

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Amendment to heading to Part 5 (third stage)

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Amendment to regulation 29 (assessment following second stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 30 (arrangement of a third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 31 (circumstances in which a third stage meeting may be required without a prior first or second stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 32 (arrangement of a third stage meeting without a prior first or second stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 33 (appointment of panel members)

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Amendment to regulation 35 (procedure on receipt of notice of third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 36 (witnesses)

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Amendment to regulation 37 (timing and notice of third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 38 (postponement and adjournment of a third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 39 (participation of Director General and investigator at third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 40 (attendance of complainant or interested person at third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 41 (attendance of others at a third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 42 (exclusion from a third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 43 (procedure at a third stage meeting)

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Amendment to regulation 44 (finding)

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Amendment to regulation 45 (outcomes)

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Omission of regulation 46 (assessment of performance or attendance following third stage meeting where a written improvement notice has been issued)

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Amendment to regulation 47 (assessment of performance or attendance following third stage meeting where a final written improvement notice has been issued or extended)

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Amendment to regulation 48 (third stage meeting under regulation 47)

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Part 5 Amendment of the Appeals Tribunals Regulations

Amendment of the Appeals Tribunals Regulations_I3

71. The Appeals Tribunals Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 72 to 74.

Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation and general provision as to written notices or documents)

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Amendment to regulation 4 (circumstances in which an MDP officer may appeal to a tribunal - Performance Regulations)

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Amendment to regulation 6 (appointment and composition of police appeals tribunal) _I4

74. In regulation 6, for paragraph (4)(a) substitute—

“(a)one must be a person who is a legal member of the First-tier Tribunal under section 15(2) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014(3),”.

Part 6 Transitional Provisions

Interpretation of Part 6_I5

75. In this Part—

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“ Head of HR ” means the head of HR for the MDP in the Ministry of Defence;

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Transitional provisions: amendments to the Conduct Regulations

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Transitional provisions: amendments to the Performance Regulations and the Appeals Tribunals Regulations_I6

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(3) The amendment made by regulation 74 does not have effect in relation to an appointment made by the Head of HR under regulation 6(4) of the Appeals Tribunals Regulations before 29th December 2025.