The Ministry of Defence Police (Performance) Regulations 2012

Assessment following second stage meeting

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

(a) the line manager must 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 must 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, the manager must, at the same time as notification is given under paragraph (1)(b), also notify the officer concerned in writing that the officer is required to attend a meeting (in these Regulations referred to as a third stage meeting) to consider their performance or attendance.

(3) Where the officer concerned—

(a) has not been required to attend a third stage meeting under paragraph (2), or

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

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

(4) If the line manager considers that the officer concerned has failed to maintain a sufficient improvement in their performance or attendance during any part of the validity period of the final written improvement notice remaining after the expiry of the period specified in accordance with regulation 21(6)(c), the manager must notify the officer concerned in writing of the matters set out in paragraph (5).

(5) Those matters are—

(a) that the manager 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 third stage meeting) to consider their performance or attendance.

(6) Subject to regulation 28, any third 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 final written improvement notice.