The Fire and Rescue Authority (Police and Crime Commissioner) (Application of Local Policing Provisions, Inspection, Powers to Trade and Consequential Amendments) Order 2017 No. 863

PART 2 Appointment, Suspension and Dismissal of the Chief Fire Officer

CHAPTER 1 Appointment

Confirmation hearings

8.—(1) A relevant police and crime panel must hold a confirmation hearing—

(a) before making a report under article 6 to the Authority in relation to a proposed appointment; and

(b) before making a recommendation under article 6 (where applicable) or vetoing an appointment under article 7 (where applicable).

(2) For the purposes of this article—

(a) “confirmation hearing” is a meeting of the panel, held in public, at which the candidate is requested to appear for the purpose of answering questions relating to the appointment.

(b) references to a person appearing at a meeting of the panel are references to the person—

(i) attending the meeting in person; or

(ii) not attending the meeting in person, but participating in the proceedings at the meeting by any means that enable the person to hear, and be heard in, those proceedings as they happen.