{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-14.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1643",
  "legislation_title": "The Police (Efficiency) (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-efficiency-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Procedure at an inefficiency hearing",
  "text": "(1) The inefficiency hearing shall be conducted by a constable who is appointed for the purpose by the assistant chief constable and who is referred to in these Regulations as the chairman of the inefficiency hearing.\n(2) The chairman shall be—\n(a) a constable of the police force concerned or, if the chief constable of some other force is requested by the assistant chief constable and agrees to provide a constable for the purpose, a constable of that other force;\n(b) of at least the rank of superintendent and, where the constable who is required to attend the inefficiency hearing is of the rank of superintendent, of the rank of assistant chief constable; and\n(c) a person who has neither attended nor otherwise been involved with the first interview or the second interview held in relation to the constable required to attend the inefficiency hearing.\n(3) The chairman may be assisted by up to two other constables who are also of at least the rank of superintendent who shall act as assessors.\n(4) As soon as the assistant chief constable has appointed the chairman, he shall arrange for a copy of any document—\n(a) which was available to the interviewing officer in relation to the first interview;\n(b) which was available to the senior officer in relation to the second interview; and\n(c) which was prepared or submitted in terms of regulation 11, 12 or 13.\nto be made available to the chairman.\n(5) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the procedure at the inefficiency hearing shall be such as the chairman may determine.\n(6) The inefficiency hearing shall be held in private.\n(7) The chairman shall afford the constable a full opportunity of making representations in relation to the matters referred to in the notice sent in terms of regulation 13.\n(8) The chairman shall prepare a written note summarising the proceedings at the inefficiency hearing.\n(9) Subject to regulation 15(1), if the constable does not attend the inefficiency hearing or at any adjournment thereof, the hearing may be proceeded with and concluded in his absence if it appears to the chairman just and proper to do so.\n(10) Where, owing to the absence of the constable, it is not possible to comply with the whole or any part of the procedure described in this regulation or regulation 15, the case may be proceeded with as if that procedure had been complied with.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1643/regulation/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:40:39.628199+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."
}