Prospective
(1)The 2012 Act is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (3) of section 52 (disciplinary procedures: conduct and performance), substitute—
“(3)Such regulations must provide for—
(a)the Authority to determine any case which relates to the standard of performance of a senior officer,
(b)a panel independent of the Authority to determine any case which relates to the standard of behaviour of a senior officer or a person who has ceased to be a senior officer.”.
(3)In section 56 (right to appeal to police appeals tribunal)—
(a)after subsection (1), insert—
“(1A)A senior officer may appeal to a police appeals tribunal against any decision to take any other action against the senior officer, in pursuance of regulations made under section 48 which provide for procedures for dealing with a constable whose standard of behaviour is unsatisfactory.”,
(b)after subsection (2), insert—
“(2A)In this section, a reference to a constable or senior officer includes a person who was a constable or a senior officer, as the case may be.”.
(4)In subsection (2) of section 58 (determinations by tribunal), for “dismissal or demotion in rank of” substitute “action against”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(2)