Regulation 32 Circumstances in which a second stage meeting may be required without a prior first stage meetingF3F4I1

decides that the performance of a police officer constitutes gross incompetence;

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)^f1 that a person’s performance is unsatisfactory and amounts to gross incompetence;

decides to accept a recommendation made under paragraph 25(4C)(c) of that Schedule (reviews with respect to an investigation)^f2 that misconduct proceedings of the form specified in the recommendation are brought;

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;

decides to accept a recommendation made under paragraph 27(3A) of that Schedule (recommendation of Director General to appropriate authority)^f3 that a police officer’s performance is unsatisfactory and amounts to gross incompetence, or

has a duty under paragraph 27(4)(b) of that Schedule (duties with respect to disciplinary proceedings etc)^f4 to comply with a direction to give effect to a recommendation referred to in sub-paragraph (c) or (e).