SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Removal and suspension of senior officers of Constabulary
Power of Secretary of State to require suspension of chief constable
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1
This paragraph applies where—
a
the Police Authority has notified the chief constable 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 that power, or has been required to do so under paragraph 2, but the chief constable has not yet retired or resigned.
2
The Secretary of State may require the Police Authority to suspend the chief constable from duty.
3
But this power is to be exercisable only where the Secretary of State considers that it is necessary to exercise it in order to maintain public confidence in the Constabulary.
4
The Police Authority must comply with a requirement under this paragraph to suspend the chief constable from duty.
5
Paragraph 3(3) and (4) do not apply to the suspension of the chief constable in pursuance of a requirement under this paragraph.