The Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2013

Arrangement of first interview

6.—(1) Where the reporting officer decides to require the constable to attend a first interview, the reporting officer must—

(a) send a notice in writing to the constable—

(i) requiring the constable to attend, at a specified time and place, an interview with the interviewing officer;

(ii) stating the reasons why the interview is required; and

(iii) informing the constable of the right to be accompanied at the interview by another constable selected by the constable; and

(b) send a copy of the notice to the countersigning officer.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the interviewing officer is to be the reporting officer.

(3) The constable may, not later than 7 days (or such longer period as the reporting officer may specify) after the date on which the notice under paragraph (1) was sent, request by notice in writing to the reporting officer that the interview be conducted by the countersigning officer.

(4) If the reporting officer receives a notification mentioned in paragraph (3), the reporting officer must—

(a) where it is reasonably practicable for the countersigning officer to conduct the interview, arrange for the interview to be conducted by that person; or

(b) where it is not reasonably practicable for the countersigning officer to conduct the interview, arrange for another constable of the same rank as, or a higher rank than, the countersigning officer to conduct the interview.