{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-amendment-regulations-2003/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-amendment-regulations-2003/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/528",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Efficiency) (Amendment) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-amendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Police (Efficiency) Regulations 1999",
  "text": "(1) After regulation 17(2) (sanctions) insert—\n“(3) If the officers conducting the inefficiency hearing make a finding that the attendance of the member concerned during the relevant period has been unsatisfactory, they may—\n(a) impose the sanction mentioned in paragraph (1)(a);\n(b) in a case where it is established that insufficient support has been given to the member concerned during the relevant period in order to assist him to return to work, specify such measures as must be taken in order to give him sufficient support in order to assist him to return to work;\n(c) issue a written warning to the member concerned that unless a sufficient improvement in his attendance is made within such period as is specified, he may, following consideration of his attendance during that period in accordance with regulation 18A, be required to attend a second inefficiency hearing at which he may be required to resign from the force;\n(d) in a case where it is established that the member’s duties within the force contribute directly to his unsatisfactory attendance record, order the member to be redeployed to alternative duties (which may involve a reduction of rank) within the force with immediate effect.\n(4) Where the steps under paragraph (3)(b) or (d) are taken, the member concerned shall be issued with a written warning that unless a sufficient improvement in his attendance is made within such period as is specified, he may, following consideration of his attendance during that period in accordance with regulation 18A, be required to attend a first interview, a second interview or an inefficiency hearing, as specified by the officers conducting the inefficiency hearing.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/528/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:30:33.170846+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."
}