Regulation 11 Amendment of the Police (Efficiency) Regulations 1999

After regulation 11(1) (procedure following second interview) insert—

“(1A)

In a case where a member has been required to attend a second interview to discuss his attendance and he has failed to attend the interview, the countersigning officer shall, if he is satisfied that the attendance of the member has been unsatisfactory during the period specified by the interviewing officer under regulation 6(3)(c), not later than 7 days after the date on which the second interview was due to take place—

(i)

cause to be prepared a written notice informing and warning the member of the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of regulation 10(4);

(ii)

send one copy or, where a member of a police force selected by the member concerned attended the interview, two copies of that notice to the member concerned together with a notice in writing informing him that he may submit written comments, or indicate that he has no comments to make, not later than 7 days after the date on which the copy is received by him.”.

After regulation 11(5) insert—

“(6)

Where a member has been required to attend a second interview in relation to his performance, attendance or both of those categories of behaviour, any inefficiency hearing shall relate only to the category or categories of behaviour that was or were the subject of the second interview.”.