11(1)A police and crime panel must hold a confirmation hearing before making a report and recommendation under paragraph 10 to the police and crime commissioner in relation to a proposed senior appointment.E+W
(2)For the purposes of this Schedule a “confirmation hearing” is a meeting of the panel, held in public, at which the candidate is requested to appear for the purpose of answering questions relating to the appointment.
(3)References in this Schedule to a person appearing at a meeting of the panel are references to the person—
(a)attending the meeting in person, or
(b)not attending the meeting in person, but participating in the proceedings at the meeting by any means that enable the person to hear, and be heard in, those proceedings as they happen.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 paras. 10-12 applied (with modifications) by 2004 c. 21, Sch. A2 para. 11 (as inserted 31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 13; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 22.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(b) (with art. 4)