The Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2014

Arrangement of the performance hearing

33.—(1) If the first line manager refers the constable to a performance hearing the senior manager must send a notice in writing requiring the constable to attend such a hearing.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) must inform the constable as to—

(a) the persons appointed under regulation 32(1) and (2);

(b) the procedures for determining the date and time of the performance hearing;

(c) the respect in which the constable’s performance is considered unsatisfactory;

(d) the possible outcomes of a performance hearing;

(e) the effect of regulation 34;

(f) any proposed attendance at the hearing of the first line manager, the second line manager or the senior manager;

(g) any proposed attendance at the hearing of any other named person and the constable’s right to refuse to consent to their attendance;

(h) the constable’s right to seek advice from a police representative;

(i) the constable’s right to be represented at the hearing by a police representative; and

(j) the requirement to provide to the chairing constable, in advance of the hearing, a copy of any document on which the constable intends to rely.

(3) A notice under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by—

(a) a copy of any document relied upon in coming to the view that the performance of the constable is unsatisfactory; and

(b) a copy of the documents mentioned in regulation 32(7).