The Police (Efficiency) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Police (Efficiency) Regulations 1999

17.  After regulation 18 insert—

“18A.   Assessment of attendance following inefficiency hearing

(1) This regulation applies where the member concerned has been given a written warning under regulation 17(3)(c) or (4).

(2) Not later than 14 days after the end of the period specified in the warning, the countersigning officer shall—

(a) assess the attendance of the member concerned during that period;

(b) cause to be prepared a report on the attendance; and

(c) send a copy of the report to the member concerned.

(3) Where the report prepared under paragraph (2)(b) concludes that the attendance of the member concerned has been satisfactory during the period specified in the warning, no further action shall be taken in respect of that attendance during that period.

(4) Where the report prepared under paragraph (2)(b) concludes that, in the opinion of the countersigning officer, the attendance of the member concerned has been unsatisfactory or has made insufficient improvement during that period, then the countersigning officer—

(a) in a case where the member concerned has been given a written warning under regulation 17(3)(c), may require the member to attend an inefficiency hearing in accordance with regulation 12; and these Regulations shall have effect for the purposes of the attendance of the member concerned during that period as if he had been required to attend an inefficiency hearing under regulation 12;

(b) in a case where the member concerned has been given a written warning under regulation 17(4), may require the member to attend a first interview, second interview or an inefficiency hearing as specified by the officers conducting the inefficiency hearing; and these Regulations shall have effect for the purposes of the attendance of the member concerned during that period as if he had been required to attend that interview or hearing under regulation 4, 8 or 12 as the case may be.”.