National security: power to give directions in relation to misconduct hearingsU.K.
22.—(1) If the Secretary of State considers it expedient in the interests of national security, the Secretary of State may give a direction (“the direction”) in writing, in relation to a misconduct hearing, relating to one or more of the following matters—
(a)that all or part of the misconduct hearing must be conducted in private;
(b)that a specified person must be excluded from all or part of the misconduct hearing;
(c)that steps must be taken to conceal the identity of a witness;
(d)that specified information must be excluded from any notice published under regulation 35 (public notification of misconduct hearing) or report published in accordance with regulation 42(6) (report of outcome of misconduct hearing).
(2) The Secretary of State must provide the direction (or a copy of it) to the relevant authority as soon as possible.
(3) Following receipt of the direction, the relevant authority must supply a copy of it to the person conducting or chairing the misconduct hearing as soon as possible.
(4) The person conducting or chairing the misconduct hearing must comply with the direction.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 22 in force at 2.11.2020, see reg. 1