Police friend
5.—(1) The member concerned may choose a police officer who is not otherwise involved in the matter, to act as his police friend.
(2) A police friend may—
(a)advise the member concerned throughout the proceedings under these Regulations;
(b)unless the member concerned has the right to be legally represented and chooses to be so represented, represent the member concerned at a meeting under these Regulations;
(c)make representations to the appropriate authority concerning any aspect of the proceedings under these Regulations; and
(d)accompany the member concerned to any meeting which the member concerned is required to attend under these Regulations.
(3) The Chief Constable shall permit a police friend who is a member of the police service to use a reasonable amount of duty time for the purposes referred to in paragraph (2).