Part 1

Police reform
CHAPTER 5

Police forces in areas with elected local policing bodies

The metropolitan police force

Suspension and removal of other senior metropolitan police officers
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1
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may suspend a senior metropolitan police officer from duty.
2
If the Commissioner suspends a senior metropolitan police officer from duty, the Commissioner must notify the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime of the suspension.
3
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may, subject to subsection (5), and after consulting the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, call upon a senior metropolitan police officer to resign or retire.
4
A senior metropolitan police officer must resign or retire if called upon to do so in accordance with subsection (3).
5
Before calling upon a senior metropolitan police officer to retire or resign, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis must—
a
give the police officer a written explanation of the reasons why the Commissioner is proposing to call for the retirement or resignation;
b
give the police officer the opportunity to make written representations about the proposal to call for the police officer's resignation or retirement; and
c
consider any written representations made by the police officer.
6
This section is subject to regulations under section 50 of the Police Act 1996.
7
This section is without prejudice to regulations under the Police Pensions Act 1976.
8
In this section “senior metropolitan police officer” means any of the following—
a
an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
b
a Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
c
a Commander.
S. 49 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1