Paragraph 8

(1)

Paragraph 10 shall be modified as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for—

(i)

“a police authority or chief officer” (on both occasions where it occurs) substitute “the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”;

(ii)

for “has received” substitute “has or have received”; and

(iii)

for “that authority or chief officer” substitute “the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”;

(b)

in paragraph (b) for “that authority or chief officer” substitute “the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)

for “The authority or chief officer” substitute “The Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners”;

(b)

in paragraph (a) for “it or, as the case may be, he is” substitute “he is or, as the case may be, they are”; and

(c)

in paragraph (b) for “if it or he is not” substitute “if he is or they are not”.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)

at the beginning insert “Subject to sub-paragraphs (3A) and (3B),”;

(b)

for “a police authority or chief officer determines” substitute “the Head of the Home Civil Service, Chairman or Commissioners determines or determine”;

(c)

for “it or, as the case may be, he is” substitute “he is, or as the case may be, they are”, and

(d)

for “it or he” substitute “he or they”.

(5)

After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

Nothing in sub-paragraph (3) shall require the Head of the Home Civil Service, as the appropriate authority, to record a conduct matter if he is satisfied that matter falls within subsection 12(1)(b) of this Act.

(3B)

Nothing in sub-paragraph (3) shall require the Chairman or the Commissioners, as the appropriate authority, to record a conduct matter if he is or they are satisfied that—

(a)

the matter falls within subsection 12(1)(b) of this Act; and

(b)

any disciplinary proceedings which were brought would be unlikely to result in the termination of an office or employment.”.