The Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

Arrangement of a third stage meeting

31.—(1) Where the line manager requires the officer concerned to attend a third stage meeting, the senior manager must as soon as reasonably practicable give the officer a written notice—

(a) referring to the requirement that the officer attend a third stage meeting with a panel appointed by the appropriate authority;

(b) informing the officer of the procedures for determining the date and time of the meeting under regulation 38;

(c) summarising the reasons why performance or attendance is considered unsatisfactory;

(d) informing the officer of the possible outcomes of the meeting;

(e) informing the officer that if the outcome is dismissal (whether with notice or with immediate effect), the officer’s full name and a description of the conduct which led to dismissal will be added to the police barred list;

(f) informing the officer that a human resources professional and a police officer may attend the meeting to advise the panel on the proceedings;

(g) informing the officer that a relevant lawyer may attend the meeting to advise the panel on the proceedings and on any question of law that may arise at the meeting;

(h) where the officer concerned is a special constable, informing the officer that a special constable will attend the meeting to advise the panel;

(i) informing the officer that, if the officer consents, any other person specified in the notice may attend the meeting;

(j) where the officer is a member of a police force, informing the officer that the officer may seek advice from a representative of a staff association; and

(k) informing the officer that the officer may be accompanied and represented at the meeting by a police friend.

(2) The notice must be accompanied by a copy of any document relied on by the line manager when the line manager formed the view referred to in regulation 30(2) or (4), as the case may be.

(3) A third stage meeting under this regulation must not take place unless the officer concerned has been notified of the right to representation under paragraph (1)(k).