PART 2GOVERNMENT
F1Removal of other senior officers11B
1
If a chief officer is proposing to call on a member of a police force to retire or resign under section 39(5), 40(4) or 49(3) of the 2011 Act, the chief officer shall—
a
notify the relevant elected local policing body of the proposal as soon as is practicable;
b
obtain the views of the chief inspector of constabulary in writing;
c
have regard to those written views; and
d
give the member a copy of those written views at the time of giving the member a written explanation of the reasons why the chief officer is proposing to call for the retirement or resignation in accordance with section 49(5)(a) of, or paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act.
2
Paragraph (1)(a) is without prejudice to the duty of a chief constable to consult the relevant police and crime commissioner under paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 8 to the 2011 Act.
3
In addition to giving the member of the police force the opportunity to make written representations in accordance with section 49(5)(b) of, or paragraph 19(3) of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act, the chief officer shall give the member the opportunity to make oral representations at a meeting attended by the chief officer.
4
If, having complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation and section 49(5) of, or paragraph 19 of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act, the chief officer still proposes to call on the member of the police force to retire or resign, the chief officer shall—
a
give the relevant elected local policing body—
i
a written explanation of the chief officer’s reasons, and
ii
a copy of the written views of the chief inspector of constabulary,
at the time of consulting that body in accordance with section 49(3) of, or paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 8 to, the 2011 Act; and
b
give a copy of the written explanation of the chief officer’s reasons to—
i
the member, and
ii
the chief inspector of constabulary.