SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Removal and suspension of senior officers of Constabulary
Suspension of senior officers by Police Authority pending removal
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1
This paragraph applies where—
a
the Police Authority has notified a senior officer that it intends to exercise its power under paragraph 1 to call on him to retire or to resign;
b
the Secretary of State has notified the chief constable under paragraph 2 that he intends to require the Police Authority to exercise that power in his case; or
c
the Police Authority has exercised its power under paragraph 1 in the case of a senior officer, or has been required to do so under paragraph 2, but the senior officer has not yet retired or resigned.
2
The Police Authority may suspend the senior officer from duty.
3
But this power is to be exercisable only where the Police Authority considers that it is necessary to exercise it in order to maintain public confidence in the Constabulary.
4
The approval of the Secretary of State is required for a suspension under this paragraph.