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.