Regulation 13 Sanction without hearing and notice of proceedings: senior officers
If a senior officer accepts that his conduct did not meet the appropriate standard, the appropriate authority may impose a sanction under regulation 35 without the case being dealt with in accordance with regulation 13(3) and (4) and regulations 14 to 34.
Notwithstanding that the senior officer concerned accepts that his conduct did not meet the appropriate standard, the appropriate authority may, after considering the report of the investigation, deal with the matter according to the appropriate authority’s discretion if it is satisfied that it does not justify the imposition of any sanction under these Regulations.
If the senior officer concerned—
accepts that his conduct did not meet the appropriate standard but the appropriate authority does not proceed as mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2); or
does not accept that his conduct failed to meet the appropriate standard but the appropriate authority, after taking into account any statement he may have made, is not satisfied that his conduct did meet the appropriate standard,
then the appropriate authority shall refer the case to a hearing.
Notwithstanding that a case is one to which this regulation applies by virtue of paragraph (3)(b), if, after considering the report of the investigation, the appropriate authority is satisfied that the conduct in question, even if found to have failed to meet the appropriate standard, would not justify the imposition of any sanction under these Regulations, the case need not be referred to a hearing and the matter may be dealt with according to the appropriate authority’s discretion.