The Police (Performance) Regulations 2012

Circumstances in which a second stage meeting may be required

21.—(1) Where a police officer has received a written improvement notice, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the period specified in accordance with regulation 16(6)(c) ends—

(a) the line manager shall assess the performance or attendance of the officer concerned during that period, in consultation with the second line manager or a human resources professional (or both); and

(b) the line manager shall notify the officer concerned in writing whether the line manager considers that there has been a sufficient improvement in performance or attendance during that period.

(2) If the line manager considers that there has not been a sufficient improvement, he shall, at the same time as he gives notification under paragraph (1)(b), also notify the officer concerned in writing that he is required to attend a meeting (in these Regulations referred to as a second stage meeting) to consider his performance or attendance.

(3) Where—

(a) the officer concerned has not been required to attend a second stage meeting under paragraph (2), or

(b) the officer concerned has been required to attend a second stage meeting under paragraph (2) but the second line manager did not make a finding of unsatisfactory performance or attendance at that meeting,

the officer concerned may be required to attend a second stage meeting under paragraph (4).

(4) If the line manager considers that the officer concerned has failed to maintain a sufficient improvement in his performance or attendance during any part of the validity period of the written improvement notice remaining after the expiry of the period specified in accordance with regulation 16(6)(c), he shall notify the officer concerned in writing of the matters set out in paragraph (5).

(5) Those matters are—

(a) that he is of the view mentioned in paragraph (4); and

(b) that the officer concerned is required to attend a meeting (in these Regulations referred to as a second stage meeting) to consider his performance or attendance.

(6) Any second stage meeting which a police officer is required to attend must concern unsatisfactory performance or attendance which is similar to or connected with the unsatisfactory performance or attendance referred to in the written improvement notice.