The Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 1999

Procedure on notice of appeal

6.—(1) As soon as practicable after receipt of a copy of the notice of appeal, the respondent shall provide to the relevant police authority–

(a) a copy of the report of the person who made the decision appealed against;

(b) the transcript of the proceedings at the original hearing; and

(c) any documents which were made available to the person conducting the original hearing.

(2) A copy of the transcript mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) shall at the same time be sent to the appellant.

(3) Subject to rule 7, the appellant shall, within 28 days of the date on which he receives a copy of the transcript mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), submit to the relevant police authority–

(a) a statement of the grounds of appeal;

(b) any supporting documents; and

(c) either–

(i) any written representations which the appellant wishes to make under paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act or, as the case may be, any request to make oral representations under that paragraph; or

(ii) a statement that he does not wish to make any such representations as are mentioned in paragraph (i):

• Provided that, in a case where the appellant submits a statement under sub-paragraph (c)(ii), nothing in this paragraph shall prevent representations under paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act being made by him to the chairman of the tribunal.

(4) The documents submitted to the police authority under paragraph (3) shall, as soon as practicable, be copied to the members of the tribunal and to the respondent.

(5) The respondent shall, not later than 21 days from the date on which he receives the copy documents sent to him under paragraph (4), submit to the relevant police authority–

(a) a statement of his response to the appeal;

(b) any supporting documents; and

(c) either–

(i) any written representations which the respondent wishes to make under paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act or, as the case may be, any request to make oral representations under that paragraph; or

(ii) a statement that he does not wish to make any such representations as are mentioned in paragraph (i):

• Provided that, in a case where the respondent submits a statement under sub-paragraph (c)(ii), nothing in this paragraph shall prevent representations under paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act being made by him to the chairman of the tribunal.

(6) The respondent shall at the same time send a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph (5)(a) and (c) to the appellant, together with a list of the documents (if any) referred to in paragraph (5)(b).

(7) The documents submitted to the police authority under paragraph (5) shall, as soon as practicable, be copied to the members of the tribunal.

(8) So far as applicable, rules 8 and 9 shall apply in relation to the hearing of any oral representations under paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act as they apply in relation to the hearing of an appeal under section 85 of the Act; and the appellant and the respondent shall be entitled to be represented at the hearing of such oral representations as if it were the hearing of such an appeal.