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The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

In forceThis text since 29 Dec 2025law://uk/uksi/2025/1263@2026-11-11

Contents

Part 1 · Introductory

1Citation, commencement and extent#

(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.

2Interpretation#

(1)In these Regulations—• “the 2020 Regulations” means the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) Regulations 2020;• “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.

Part 2 · Amendment of the Conduct Regulations

3Amendment of the Conduct Regulations#

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4Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation and delegation)#

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5Amendment to regulation 3 (application)#

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6Amendment to regulation 8 (provision of notices or documents)#

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7Amendment to regulation 27 (persons conducting misconduct proceedings)#

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8Amendment to regulation 41 (outcome of misconduct proceedings)#

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9Amendment to regulation 49 (referral of case to accelerated misconduct hearing)#

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10Amendment to regulation 55 (persons conducting accelerated misconduct hearing)#

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11Amendment to regulation 61 (procedure at accelerated misconduct hearing)#

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12Amendment to regulation 62 (outcome of accelerated misconduct hearing)#

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Part 3 · Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2020 Regulations

13Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2020 Regulations#

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14Amendment to paragraph 2 (modification to regulation 2)#

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15Amendment to paragraph 3 (modification: insertion of Part 1A)#

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16Amendment to paragraph 5 (modification to regulation 7)#

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17Amendment to paragraph 6 (modification to regulation 8)#

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18Insertion of paragraphs 15A (modification: insertion of Part 3A) and 15B (modification: insertion of regulation 20G)#

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19Substitution of paragraph 18 (modification to regulation 23)#

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20Amendment to paragraph 22 (modification to regulation 27)#

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21Amendment to paragraph 24 (modification to regulation 29)#

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22Amendment to paragraph 32 (modification to regulation 37)#

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23Insertion of paragraphs 39A and 39B#

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24Substitution of paragraph 41 (modification to regulation 49)#

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25Amendment to paragraph 42 (modification to regulation 50)#

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26Amendment to paragraph 43 (modification to regulation 51)#

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27Amendment to paragraph 44 (modification to regulation 52)#

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28Amendment to paragraph 46 (modification to regulation 54)#

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29Amendment to paragraph 47 (modification to regulation 55)#

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30Amendment to paragraph 48 (modification to regulation 56)#

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31Amendment to paragraph 49 (modification to regulation 58)#

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32Amendment to paragraph 50 (modification to regulation 61)#

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Part 4 · Amendment of the Performance Regulations

33Amendment of the Performance Regulations#

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34Amendment to regulation 3 (interpretation and delegation)#

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35Amendment to regulation 5 (legal and other representation)#

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36Amendment to regulation 6 (provision of notices or documents)#

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37Amendment to regulation 7 (procedure at meetings)#

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38Amendment to regulation 8 (nominated persons)#

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39Amendment to regulation 9 (reference to certain periods)#

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40Amendment to regulation 10 (suspension of certain periods)#

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41Amendment to regulation 11 (meeting following investigation by the Director General)#

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42Amendment to regulation 12 (provision of information to the Director General)#

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43Amendment to regulation 13 (meeting following referral under the Conduct Regulations)#

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44Amendment to regulation 15 (arrangement of first stage meeting)#

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45Amendment to regulation 16 (procedure at first stage meeting)#

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46Amendment to regulation 17 (procedure following first stage meeting)#

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47Amendment to regulation 18 (appeal against the finding and outcome of a first stage meeting)#

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48Amendment to regulation 19 (arrangement of first stage appeal meeting)#

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49Amendment to regulation 20 (procedure at first stage appeal meeting)#

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50Omission of Part 4 (second stage)#

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51Amendment to heading to Part 5 (third stage)#

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52Amendment to regulation 29 (assessment following second stage meeting)#

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53Amendment to regulation 30 (arrangement of a third stage meeting)#

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54Amendment 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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55Amendment to regulation 32 (arrangement of a third stage meeting without a prior first or second stage meeting)#

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56Amendment to regulation 33 (appointment of panel members)#

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57Amendment to regulation 35 (procedure on receipt of notice of third stage meeting)#

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58Amendment to regulation 36 (witnesses)#

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59Amendment to regulation 37 (timing and notice of third stage meeting)#

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60Amendment to regulation 38 (postponement and adjournment of a third stage meeting)#

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61Amendment to regulation 39 (participation of Director General and investigator at third stage meeting)#

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62Amendment to regulation 40 (attendance of complainant or interested person at third stage meeting)#

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63Amendment to regulation 41 (attendance of others at a third stage meeting)#

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64Amendment to regulation 42 (exclusion from a third stage meeting)#

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65Amendment to regulation 43 (procedure at a third stage meeting)#

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66Amendment to regulation 44 (finding)#

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67Amendment to regulation 45 (outcomes)#

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68Omission of regulation 46 (assessment of performance or attendance following third stage meeting where a written improvement notice has been issued)#

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69Amendment 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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70Amendment to regulation 48 (third stage meeting under regulation 47)#

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Part 5 · Amendment of the Appeals Tribunals Regulations

71Amendment of the Appeals Tribunals Regulations#

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

72Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation and general provision as to written notices or documents)#

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73Amendment to regulation 4 (circumstances in which an MDP officer may appeal to a tribunal - Performance Regulations)#

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74Amendment to regulation 6 (appointment and composition of police appeals tribunal)#

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,”

Part 6 · Transitional Provisions

75Interpretation of Part 6#

In this Part—• ^note...• “Head of HR” means the head of HR for the MDP in the Ministry of Defence;• ^note...

76Transitional provisions: amendments to the Conduct Regulations#

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77Transitional provisions: amendments to the Performance Regulations and the Appeals Tribunals Regulations#

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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.

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Key facts

Type: Statutory instrument · UKSI 2025/1263
Made by: UK Government (statutory instrument)
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

History · 1 version

29 Dec 2025Reading

Connections

Amends 1: The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) Regulations 2020

Defined terms · 5

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Head of HR
means the head of HR for the MDP in the Ministry of Defence;
the 2020 Regulations
means the Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) Regulations 2020;
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.