{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-performance-regulations-2014/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-performance-regulations-2014/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2014/67",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-service-of-scotland-performance-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Police representative",
  "text": "(1) The constable may choose a person mentioned in paragraph (2) to act as the constable’s police representative.\n(2) The persons are—\n(a) in a case where the constable is a superintendent or a chief superintendent, another constable or a representative of any person representing the interests of superintendents (including chief superintendents); and\n(b) in any other case, another constable or a representative of the Police Federation for Scotland.\n(3) But the constable may not choose as a police representative any person who is otherwise involved in any aspect of the constable’s performance being considered in accordance with these Regulations.\n(4) A police representative may—\n(a) advise the constable throughout any proceedings under these Regulations;\n(b) accompany the constable to any meeting or hearing which the constable is required to attend under these Regulations;\n(c) make representations on the constable’s behalf at any meeting or hearing under these Regulations (including asking questions of any witnesses where the constable would be entitled to do so); and\n(d) make representations to the deputy chief constable concerning any aspect of the proceedings under these Regulations.\n(5) The chief constable must permit any constable acting as a police representative under these Regulations to use a reasonable amount of duty time for the purpose of performing the functions mentioned in paragraph (4).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.2014, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/67/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:35:55.200349+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}