The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020

Procedure on receipt of noticeE+W

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54.—(1) Before the end of 7 working days beginning with the first working day after the written notice is given to the officer concerned under regulation 51(1), the officer concerned must give the appropriate authority—

(a)written notice of whether or not they accept that their conduct amounts to gross misconduct;

(b)where they accept that their conduct amounts to gross misconduct, any written submission they wish to make in mitigation;

(c)where they do not accept that their conduct amounts to gross misconduct, written notice of—

(i)the allegations they dispute and their account of the relevant events, and

(ii)any arguments on points of law they wish to be considered by the person or persons conducting the accelerated misconduct hearing;

(d)a copy of any document they intend to rely on at the accelerated misconduct hearing.

(2) Where the Director General has made a decision under regulation 24(1) to present a case, the officer concerned must provide the Director General with a copy of the documents they have provided in accordance with paragraph (1).

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 54 in force at 1.2.2020, see reg. 1