The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015

Procedure on receipt of notice of special case hearing

49.—(1) Before the end of 7 working days beginning with the first working day after the written notice given to the officer concerned under regulation 48(2), the officer concerned must provide to the relevant authority—

(a) written notice of whether or not the officer accepts that the conduct amounts to gross misconduct;

(b) where the officer accepts that the conduct amounts to gross misconduct, any written submission the officer wishes to make in mitigation;

(c) where the officer does not accept that the conduct amounts to gross misconduct, or the officer disputes part of the case, written notice of—

(i) the allegations the officer disputes and the officer’s account of the relevant events; and

(ii) any arguments on points of law the officer wishes to be considered by the person or persons conducting the special case hearing.

(2) Within the same time period, the officer concerned must give the relevant authority and the person conducting or chairing the special case hearing a copy of any document the officer intends to rely on at the hearing.