Regulation 28 Objections to persons conducting appealI1
England and Wales
Where a panel is constituted in accordance with regulation 27, the vetting authority must as soon as practicable give the officer concerned written notice of the names of the panel members and the effect of paragraphs (4) to (7) of this regulation.
Where the chief officer of police of the police force concerned delegates responsibility for chairing a panel to another person in accordance with regulation 3(3), the chief officer must as soon as practicable give the officer concerned written notice of the name of that person and the effect of paragraphs (4) to (7) of this regulation.
Where a person is appointed to advise a panel chair in accordance with regulation 10(5), the vetting authority must as soon as practicable give the officer concerned written notice of the name of that person and the effect of paragraphs (4) to (7) of this regulation.
The officer concerned may object to any person who is notified to them under the proceeding provisions of this regulation.
Any such objection must—
be made in writing to—
the local policing body, where the objection is to a person appointed by that body,
the chief officer of police of the police force concerned, where the objection is to a person to whom responsibility has been delegated under regulation 3(3), or
the vetting authority in all other cases,
be made before the end of 3 working days beginning with the first working day after the officer concerned is given notice of the person's name, and
set out the grounds of objection of the officer concerned.
The person to whom the objection is made must as soon as practicable notify the officer concerned in writing whether it upholds or rejects the objection.
If the person to whom the objection is made upholds the objection, the person to whom the officer concerned objects must as soon as practicable be replaced in accordance with paragraph (8) or regulation 10(5) or 27 (as appropriate).
Where the panel chair is the chief officer of police of the police force concerned and an objection is upheld against them, the chief officer must delegate responsibility for chairing the panel to another person in accordance with regulation 3(3).
The vetting authority must, as soon as practicable after the person to whom the officer concerned objects is replaced, give the officer concerned written notice of the name of the replacement and the effect of paragraphs (10) and (11) of this regulation.
The officer concerned may object to the replacement.
In relation to an objection under paragraph (10) of this regulation—
paragraph (5) applies except in so far as it specifies the period of time for making an objection,
the objection must be made before the end of the period of 3 working days beginning with the first working day after the officer concerned is given the notice referred to in paragraph (9), and
paragraphs (6) to (9) apply, with the exception of the requirement in paragraph (9) for the vetting authority to give written notice of the effects of paragraphs (10) and (11).
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 28 in force at 14.5.2025, see reg. 1(1)