PART 4Performance hearings

Arrangement of further performance hearing42

1

If the first line manager refers a constable to a further 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 identity of the chairing constable and any person appointed to advise that constable;

b

the procedures for determining the date and time of the further performance hearing;

c

the respect in which the constable’s performance is considered to be unsatisfactory;

d

the possible outcomes of a further performance hearing;

e

the effect of regulation 34 (as modified by regulation 43);

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 copy of any document relied upon in coming to the view that the constable’s performance is unsatisfactory.