(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”.
