SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Removal and suspension of senior officers of Constabulary
Removal of senior officers by Police Authority
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1
The Police Authority may call on a senior officer, in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness, to retire or to resign.
2
The approval of the Secretary of State is required before the Police Authority may call on a senior officer to retire or to resign.
3
Before seeking the approval of the Secretary of State, the Police Authority must—
a
give the senior officer a notice of its intention to call on him to retire or to resign and an explanation of its grounds for doing so;
b
give the senior officer an opportunity of making representations, including an opportunity of making representations in person; and
c
consider any representations made by or on behalf of the senior officer.
4
A senior officer who is called on to retire or to resign must retire or resign with effect from—
a
such date as the Police Authority may specify; or
b
such earlier date as may be agreed between him and the Police Authority.
5
Oral notice is not effective for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3).