# The Police (Performance) Regulations 2020, Regulation 32: Circumstances in which a second stage meeting may be required without a prior first stage meeting

Extent: E+W

(1) This regulation applies where the appropriate authority—
(a) decides that the performance of a police officer constitutes gross incompetence;
(b) has a duty under paragraph 23(5B) of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act (duties of appropriate authority in relation to direction by Director General to bring disciplinary proceedings) to comply with a direction, following a determination under paragraph 23(5A)(b) of that Schedule (duties of Director General on receipt or completion of report on investigation) that a person’s performance is unsatisfactory and amounts to gross incompetence;
(c) decides to accept a recommendation made under paragraph 25(4C)(c) of that Schedule (reviews with respect to an investigation) that misconduct proceedings of the form specified in the recommendation are brought;
(d) decides to accept a recommendation made under paragraph 25(4E)(c) of that Schedule that misconduct proceedings of the form specified in the recommendation are brought;
(e) decides to accept a recommendation made under paragraph 27(3A) of that Schedule (recommendation of Director General to appropriate authority) that a police officer’s performance is unsatisfactory and amounts to gross incompetence, or
(f) has a duty under paragraph 27(4)(b) of that Schedule (duties with respect to disciplinary proceedings etc) to comply with a direction to give effect to a recommendation referred to in sub-paragraph (c) or (e).
(2) The appropriate authority must inform the officer concerned in writing that the officer is required to attend a meeting to consider performance where this regulation applies.
(3) Such meeting is referred to in these Regulations as a second stage meeting, notwithstanding that the officer concerned has not attended a first stage meeting ... in respect of such performance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/3/regulation/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-performance-regulations-2020/regulation-32
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