PART IVPOLICE COMPLAINTS
Powers of Commission as to disciplinary proceedingsF124
1
Where a memorandum under Article 22 states that the Chief Constable has not brought disciplinary proceedings or does not propose to do so, the Commission may recommend him to bring such proceedings.
2
Where the Commission makes a recommendation under paragraph (1), it shall furnish the Chief Constable with a written statement of its reasons for doing so.
3
Subject to paragraph (6), the Chief Constable may not discontinue disciplinary proceedings that he has brought in accordance with a recommendation under paragraph (1).
4
If after the Commission has made a recommendation under this Article and consulted the Chief Constable he is still unwilling to bring disciplinary proceedings, it may direct him to do so.
5
Subject to paragraph (6), it shall be the duty of the Chief Constable to comply with such a direction.
6
The Commission may give the Chief Constable leave—
a
not to bring disciplinary proceedings which Article 22(10) or paragraph (5) would otherwise oblige him to bring; or
b
to discontinue disciplinary proceedings with which Article 22(10) or paragraph (3) or (5) would otherwise oblige him to proceed.
7
The Chief Constable shall—
a
advise the Commission of what action he has taken in response to a recommendation or direction under this Article; and
b
furnish the Commission with such other information as it may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its functions under this Article.