# The Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2014, Regulation 33: Arrangement of the performance hearing

Extent: S

(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/67/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-performance-regulations-2014/regulation-33
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