Regulation 44 Notice of referral to special case hearing

(1)

Where a case is certified as a special case and referred to a special case hearing, the appropriate authority shall as soon as practicable give the officer concerned written notice of these matters and shall supply the officer with a copy of—

(a)

the certificate issued under regulation 41(4);

(b)

any statement the officer may have made to the investigator during the course of the investigation; and

(c)

subject to the harm test—

(i)

the investigator’s report or such parts of that report (together with any document attached to or referred to in that report) as relate to the officer ; and

(ii)

any other relevant document gathered during the course of the investigation.

(2)

The notice given under paragraph (1) shall describe the conduct that is the subject matter of the case and how that conduct is alleged to amount to gross misconduct.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation “relevant document” means a document which, in the opinion of the appropriate authority, is relevant to the case of the officer concerned.