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PART 1Preliminary

Appeals tribunal

11.—(1) In the case of an appeal by a senior officer in accordance with regulation 37(2)(b) (notice of right of appeal to a police appeals tribunal) or regulation 55(3) of the Conduct Regulations (notice of right of member to an appeal hearing), the police appeals tribunal shall consist of three members appointed by the Board, of whom—

(a)one shall be a barrister or solicitor of not less than seven years’ standing and who has been nominated by the Lord Chief Justice for the purposes of this regulation;

(b)one shall be a member of an elected local policing body within the meaning of section 102(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(1); and

(c)one shall be a person who—

(i)is (or has within the previous five years been) an Inspector of Constabulary, or

(ii)is (or has within the previous five years been) the chief officer of police of a force other than the police service.

(2) In the case of an appeal by a member who is not a senior officer, the police appeals tribunal shall consist of three members appointed by the Board, of whom—

(a)one shall be a person nominated in accordance with paragraph (1)(a);

(b)one shall be a member of the Board; and

(c)one shall be a senior officer who is not a member.

(3) The member of the police appeals tribunal to whom paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) applies shall be the chair.