{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-30.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2016/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Conduct) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-conduct-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/30",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Attendance of member concerned at misconduct proceedings",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the member concerned shall attend the misconduct proceedings.\n(2) Where the member concerned informs the person conducting or chairing the misconduct proceedings in advance that he is unable to attend on grounds which the person conducting or chairing those proceedings considers reasonable, that person may allow the member concerned to participate in the proceedings by video link or other means.\n(3) Where the member concerned is allowed to and does so participate in the misconduct proceedings or where the member concerned does not attend the misconduct proceedings—\n(a) he may nonetheless be represented at those proceedings by his—\n(i) police friend; or\n(ii) in the case of a misconduct hearing, counsel or solicitor (in which case the police friend may also attend); and\n(b) the proceedings may be proceeded with and concluded in the absence of the member concerned whether or not he is so represented.\n(4) Where the member concerned is represented in accordance with paragraph (3), the person representing the member concerned or his police friend (if different), or both, may participate using the video link or other means where such means are also used by the member concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/41/regulation/30",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:58:35.878787+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}