The Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

Appointment of panel members

34.—(1) The third stage meeting must be conducted by a panel comprising a panel chair and two other members.

(2) The panel must be appointed by the appropriate authority and consist of at least one police officer and one human resources professional.

(3) The panel chair must be a member of a police force holding a rank above that of chief superintendent or a senior human resources professional.

(4) The second panel member must be either a police officer or a human resources professional of at least the rank of superintendent or (in the opinion of the appropriate authority) equivalent rank.

(5) The third panel member must be either a police officer or a police staff member of at least the rank of superintendent or (in the opinion of the appropriate authority) equivalent rank.

(6) Each panel member must be of at least the same rank as the officer concerned or (in the opinion of the appropriate authority) equivalent rank.

(7) No panel member may be an interested party.

(8) As soon as reasonably practicable after the panel members have been appointed, the appropriate authority must give the officer concerned a written notice of their names.

(9) As soon as the appropriate authority has appointed the panel members, the appropriate authority must arrange for a copy of any document—

(a) which was available to the line manager in relation to any first stage meeting;

(b) which was available to the second line manager in relation to any second stage meeting, or

(c) which was prepared or submitted under regulation 18, 21, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 or 33 as the case may be,

to be made available to each panel member, and a copy of any such document must be given to the officer concerned.

(10) In this regulation—

“interested party” means a person whose appointment could reasonably give rise to a concern as to whether the person could act impartially under these Regulations;

“senior human resources professional” means a human resources professional who, in the opinion of the appropriate authority, has sufficient seniority, skills and experience to be a panel chair.