The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2004

Procedure on receipt of notice

15.—(1) The member concerned must be invited to state in writing, within 21 days of the date on which he is notified that every document required to be supplied to him under regulation 12(1) and (3) has been so supplied—

(a) whether or not he accepts that his conduct did not meet the appropriate standard,

(b) whether or not he wishes to be legally represented at the hearing, and

(c) whether or not he proposes to call any witnesses to relevant facts at the hearing and, if he does, the names and addresses of any such witnesses whose attendance he wishes the supervising officer to take steps to secure.

(2) If any witness whose attendance the member concerned wishes the supervising officer to take steps to secure is a member of the force, he must be ordered to attend at the hearing of the case.

(3) The supervising officer must cause any other witness whose attendance the member concerned wishes the supervising officer to take steps to secure to be given due notice that his attendance is desired and of the time and place of the hearing.

(4) Nothing in this regulation requires a hearing to be adjourned where a witness is unable or unwilling to attend it.