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Regulation 33 Arrangement of the performance hearingI1

Scotland

(1)

If the first line manager refers the constable to a performance hearing the senior manager must send a notice in writing requiring the constable to attend such a hearing.

(2)

A notice under paragraph (1) must inform the constable as to—

(a)

the persons appointed under regulation 32(1) and (2);

(b)

the procedures for determining the date and time of the performance hearing;

(c)

the respect in which the constable’s performance is considered unsatisfactory;

(d)

the possible outcomes of a performance hearing;

(e)

the effect of regulation 34;

(f)

any proposed attendance at the hearing of the first line manager, the second line manager or the senior manager;

(g)

any proposed attendance at the hearing of any other named person and the constable’s right to refuse to consent to their attendance;

(h)

the constable’s right to seek advice from a police representative;

(i)

the constable’s right to be represented at the hearing by a police representative; and

(j)

the requirement to provide to the chairing constable, in advance of the hearing, a copy of any document on which the constable intends to rely.

(3)

A notice under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by—

(a)

a copy of any document relied upon in coming to the view that the performance of the constable is unsatisfactory; and

(b)

a copy of the documents mentioned in regulation 32(7).

Annotations

Commencement

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Reg. 33 in force at 1.4.2014, see reg. 1