These Regulations amend the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”) to make provision in relation to protected disclosures by police officers, the persons who may conduct a misconduct hearing, the information which may be published in respect of misconduct and special case hearings (including further hearings) and the holding of those hearings in public, and the removal or limitation of compensation payable to a senior officer in respect of the cessation of the officer’s fixed term appointment.