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The Police Service of Scotland (Senior Officers) (Conduct) Regulations 2013

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16.—(1) This regulation applies where the Authority has referred a case to a misconduct hearing.

(2) The Authority must, not less than 20 working days before the date of the misconduct hearing, send a misconduct form to the senior officer.

(3) A misconduct form sent in accordance with paragraph (2) must give notice of—

(a)the date, time and location of the misconduct hearing;

(b)the conduct forming the subject matter of the misconduct allegation;

(c)in summary, the facts established by the investigator;

(d)why, in the Authority’s opinion, it can be inferred from the established facts that the conduct which is the subject matter of the misconduct allegation amounts to—

(i)misconduct; or

(ii)(as the case may be) gross misconduct;

(e)the senior officer’s right to seek advice from a staff association;

(f)the effect of regulations 4 and 5;

(g)the senior officer’s right to provide a statement, either orally or in writing, in response to the misconduct form not more than 15 working days from the date of receipt of that form; and

(h)the names of the members of the panel.

(4) The Authority must send with the misconduct form—

(a)copies of any statements made by the senior officer during the investigation; and

(b)unless paragraph (8) applies, a copy of—

(i)the report submitted by the investigator in accordance with regulation 14(1)(b); and

(ii)any other relevant documents obtained during the course of the misconduct investigation.

(5) Not more than 15 working days from the date of receipt of the misconduct form, the senior officer must provide to the Authority written notice of whether the senior officer accepts that—

(a)the conduct which is the subject matter of the misconduct allegation is conduct of the senior officer; and

(b)that conduct amounts to misconduct or (as the case may be) gross misconduct.

(6) A notice provided under paragraph (5) must give the senior officer’s account of the circumstances giving rise to the misconduct allegation and must include—

(a)in a case where the senior officer accepts that any conduct of the senior officer amounts to misconduct or (as the case may be) gross misconduct, any written submissions in mitigation;

(b)in a case where the senior officer does not accept that any conduct of the senior officer amounts to misconduct or (as the case may be) gross misconduct, details of any allegation or allegations which the senior officer denies; and

(c)in every case details of any legal arguments (if any) the senior officer wishes the panel to consider.

(7) The senior officer must send with the notice sent under paragraph (5) a copy of any document or other information on which the senior officer intends to rely at the misconduct hearing.

(8) This paragraph applies where the Authority considers that preventing the disclosure of any document mentioned in paragraph (4)(b) is—

(a)necessary to avoid prejudicing current or future criminal proceedings;

(b)necessary in the interests of national security;

(c)necessary for the purpose of the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders;

(d)necessary for the purpose of the prevention or detection of misconduct by other constables or police staff;

(e)necessary and proportionate for the protection of the welfare and safety of any informant or witness; or

(f)otherwise in the public interest.

(9) Where any document is withheld by virtue of the application of paragraph (8), the Authority must, so far as is reasonably possible without prejudicing any of the matters mentioned in that paragraph, provide the senior officer with a summary of the content of that document.

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