PART 3Progress meetings
Arrangement of progress meeting23
1
If the first line manager refers the constable to a progress meeting under regulation 22(4), the second line manager must send a notice in writing requiring the constable to attend such a meeting.
2
A notice under paragraph (1) must give details of—
a
the procedures for determining the date and time of the progress meeting;
b
the respect in which the constable’s performance is considered to be unsatisfactory;
c
the possible outcomes of a progress meeting and a performance hearing;
d
any proposed attendance at the meeting of a human resources professional or a police adviser to advise the second line manager on the proceedings;
e
any proposed attendance at the meeting of the first line manager;
f
any proposed attendance at the meeting of any other named person and the constable’s right to refuse to consent to their attendance;
g
the constable’s right to seek advice from a police representative;
h
the constable’s right to be represented at the meeting by a police representative; and
i
the requirement to provide to the second line manager, in advance of the meeting, a copy of any document on which the constable intends to rely.
3
A notice under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by a copy of any document relied upon in coming to the view that the performance of the constable is unsatisfactory.
4
The second line manager must, if reasonably practicable, seek to agree a date and time for the progress meeting with the constable.
5
If no date and time are agreed under paragraph (4), the second line manager must specify a date and time for the meeting.
6
If a date and time are specified under paragraph (5) and—
a
the constable or the constable’s police representative will not be available at that date and time; and
b
the constable proposes an alternative date and time which satisfy paragraph (7),
the meeting must be postponed to the date and time proposed.
7
An alternative date and time must—
a
be reasonable; and
b
fall not later than 10 working days from the date specified by the second line manager under paragraph (5).
8
When the date and time of a progress meeting are determined in accordance with paragraphs (4) to (7), the second line manager must send a notice in writing to the constable specifying the date, time and place of that meeting.