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.