The Police (Conduct) (Senior Officers) (Scotland) Regulations 1999

Documents to be supplied to the senior officer

11.—(1) Where the senior officer has been sent a copy of the misconduct form in terms of regulation 8(4), the independent solicitor shall arrange for the senior officer to be supplied, as soon as possible, with a copy of–

(a) any statement which the senior officer may have made by virtue of regulation 5(7)(a)(ii);

(b) the report, allegation or complaint on which the decision to arrange a misconduct hearing is founded (or so much thereof as relates to the senior officer) and any reports thereon (other than the report of the investigating officer), notwithstanding that they may be confidential;

(c) any statement relating to the alleged misconduct made by any witness who may be called by the independent solicitor, together with the name and address of each such witness;

(d) any statement relating to the alleged misconduct made by any person, other than a witness who may be called by the independent solicitor, to the investigating officer or to anyone on his behalf, together with the name and address of each such person; and

(e) a list of any relevant documents or other articles being produced as evidence.

(2) Where the decision to arrange a misconduct hearing is founded on a report, allegation or complaint and a statement arising therefrom made by the same person, the reference in paragraph (1)(b) to the report, allegation or complaint shall, without prejudice to paragraph (1)(c) or (d), be construed as including a reference to that statement.

(3) In this regulation, any reference to a copy of a statement, report, allegation or complaint shall, where it was not made in writing, be construed as a reference to a copy of a record thereof.