The Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Procedure on notice of appeal

9.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable, the Board shall supply a copy of the notice of the appeal—

(a) to the respondent; and

(b) where the appeal is a specified appeal, to the Ombudsman.

(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a copy of the notice of appeal, and in any event before the end of 15 working days beginning with the first working day after the day of such receipt, the respondent shall supply to the Board—

(a) a copy of the relevant decision made at or following the original hearing provided under regulation 37 or 55 of the Conduct Regulations or regulation 38(3) of the Performance Regulations;

(b) any documents which were made available to the panel conducting the original hearing; and

(c) a copy of the transcript requested under regulation 6(3).

(3) A copy of any such transcript shall at the same time be given to the appellant.

(4) The appellant shall supply the following documents to the Board in accordance with paragraph (6)—

(a) a statement of the relevant decision and his grounds of appeal;

(b) any supporting documents;

(c) where the appellant is permitted to adduce witness evidence—

(i) a list of any proposed witnesses;

(ii) a witness statement from each proposed witness; and

(d) if he consents to the appeal being determined without a hearing, notice in writing that he so consents.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(c)—

(a) an appellant is only permitted to adduce witness evidence where he is relying on the ground of appeal set out in regulation 4(4)(b) or 5(6)(b);

(b) a “proposed witness” is a person—

(i) whom the appellant wishes to call to give evidence at the hearing;

(ii) whose evidence was not and could not reasonably have been considered at the original hearing; and

(iii) whose evidence could have materially affected the relevant decision.

(6) The appellant shall supply the documents mentioned in paragraph (4) before the end of—

(a) 20 working days beginning with the first working day after the day on which he is supplied with a copy of the transcript under paragraph (3); or

(b) where no transcript has been requested under regulation 6(3), 35 working days beginning with the first working day after the day on which he gave notice of the appeal to the Board.

(7) The Board shall give a copy of the documents supplied under paragraph (4) to the respondent as soon as practicable following receipt.

(8) The respondent shall, before the end of 20 working days beginning with the first working day after the day on which he receives the documents given to him under paragraph (7), supply to the Board—

(a) a statement of his response to the appeal;

(b) any supporting documents;

(c) where the respondent is permitted to adduce witness evidence—

(i) a list of any proposed witnesses;

(ii) a witness statement from each proposed witness; and

(d) if he consents to the appeal being determined without a hearing, notice that he so consents.

(9) For the purposes of paragraph (8)(c)—

(a) a respondent is only permitted to adduce witness evidence where the appellant is relying on the ground of appeal set out in regulation 4(4)(b) or 5(6)(b);

(b) a “proposed witness” is a person—

(i) whom the respondent wishes to call to give evidence at the hearing; and

(ii) whose evidence is relevant to all or part of the evidence on which the appellant is relying for the purposes of regulation 4(4)(b) or 5(6)(b).

(10) The respondent shall at the same time as supplying the documents referred to in paragraph (8), give the appellant a copy of those documents.

(11) On receipt of the documents supplied under paragraph (8), the Board shall give to the chair a copy of the documents supplied under paragraphs (2), (4) and (8).