The Former Officer Regulations 2017 came into force on 15th December 2017. The Regulations have made a number of important changes to police misconduct procedures, allowing for misconduct investigations and proceedings that could have led to dismissal to be taken to their conclusion, notwithstanding the retirement or resignation of the police officer.
Is a former officer required to engage with the investigation? Does the former officer have to attend a hearing? What are the implications if the Panel finds that a former officer would have been dismissed if he or she had still been serving?
Solicitor Daniel Berke and Gerry Boyle Queen’s Counsel discuss the conditions under which these Regulations apply to former officers and their implications to those officers no longer serving.