5.—(1) This regulation applies where the senior officer—
(a)does not attend a meeting or hearing under these Regulations; or
(b)participates in a performance hearing or further performance hearing by video link or other means under regulation 32(9).
(2) If this regulation applies—
(a)the senior officer may be represented at the meeting or hearing by a police representative; and
(b)the fact that the senior officer is not represented by a police representative does not prevent the meeting or hearing being conducted and concluded in the officer’s absence.