# The Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2014, Regulation 10: Improvement periods and validity periods

Extent: S

(1) Every improvement notice given under these Regulations must specify—
(a) an improvement period; and
(b) a validity period.
(2) An improvement period must be a period of not more than 12 months.
(3) A validity period must—
(a) commence on the same day as the improvement period specified in the improvement notice to which it relates;
(b) end on or after the day on which that improvement period ends; and
(c) subject to regulation 11(5), be a period of 12 months.
(4) If the constable makes a sufficient improvement in performance during the improvement period specified in any improvement notice, that improvement must be maintained until the end of the validity period of that notice (if longer than the improvement period).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/67/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-performance-regulations-2014/regulation-10
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