The Police Service of Scotland (Senior Officers) (Conduct) Regulations 2013

Referral to misconduct hearing

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15.—(1) On receipt of the investigator’s report, the Authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, determine whether the senior officer has a case to answer in respect of—

(a)misconduct;

(b)gross misconduct; or

(c)neither.

(2) Where the Authority determines that the senior officer has no case to answer in respect of either misconduct or gross misconduct, it may—

(a)take no action;

(b)take improvement action; or

(c)refer the matter to be dealt with under procedures maintained under regulation 23 of the Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2013.

(3) Where the Authority determines that the senior officer has a case to answer in respect of either misconduct or gross misconduct, it must refer the misconduct allegation to a misconduct hearing.