[F1Removal of other senior officersE+W
11B.—(1) If a chief officer is proposing to call on a member of a police force to retire or resign under section 39(5), 40(4) or 49(3) of the 2011 Act, the chief officer shall—
(a)notify the relevant elected local policing body of the proposal as soon as is practicable;
(b)obtain the views of the chief inspector of constabulary in writing;
(c)have regard to those written views; and
(d)give the member a copy of those written views at the time of giving the member a written explanation of the reasons why the chief officer is proposing to call for the retirement or resignation in accordance with section 49(5)(a) of, or paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act.
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) is without prejudice to the duty of a chief constable to consult the relevant police and crime commissioner under paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2011 Act.
(3) In addition to giving the member of the police force the opportunity to make written representations in accordance with section 49(5)(b) of, or paragraph 19(3) of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act, the chief officer shall give the member the opportunity to make oral representations at a meeting attended by the chief officer.
(4) If, having complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation and section 49(5) of, or paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act, the chief officer still proposes to call on the member of the police force to retire or resign, the chief officer shall—
(a)give the relevant elected local policing body—
(i)a written explanation of the chief officer’s reasons, and
(ii)a copy of the written views of the chief inspector of constabulary,
at the time of consulting that body in accordance with section 49(3) of, or paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act; and
(b)give a copy of the written explanation of the chief officer’s reasons to—
(i)the member, and
(ii)the chief inspector of constabulary.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 11A, 11B inserted (16.1.2012 in relation to the Metropolitan police district; 22.11.2012 in relation to the other police areas in E.W.) by The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/3026), regs. 1(1), 8