The Police Service of Scotland (Senior Officers) (Performance) Regulations 2016

Arrangement of the performance hearing

29.—(1) If the reporting officer refers the senior officer to a performance hearing under regulation 27(4) the Authority must send a notice in writing requiring the senior officer to attend such a hearing.

(2) A notice sent under paragraph (1) must inform the senior officer as to—

(a) the membership of the panel;

(b) the procedures for determining the date and time of the performance hearing;

(c) the respect in which the senior officer’s performance is considered to be unsatisfactory;

(d) the possible outcomes of a performance hearing;

(e) the effect of regulation 30;

(f) any proposed attendance at the hearing of the reporting officer;

(g) any proposed attendance at the hearing of any other named person and the senior officer’s right to refuse to consent to their attendance;

(h) the senior officer’s right to seek advice from a police representative;

(i) the senior officer’s right to be represented at the hearing by a police representative;

(j) the requirement to provide to the chairing member of the panel, in advance of the hearing, a copy of any document on which the senior officer intends to rely.

(3) A notice sent under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by—

(a) a copy of any document relied upon in coming to the view that the performance of the senior officer is unsatisfactory; and

(b) a copy of the documents mentioned in regulation 28(9).