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.