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34.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (6) and regulation 35, the third stage meeting is to take place before the end of 30 working days beginning with the first working day after the day on which a notice has been given to the officer concerned under regulation 27 or 29.
(2) The panel chair may extend the time period specified in paragraph (1) if satisfied that it would be in the interests of fairness to do so.
(3) Where the panel chair extends the time period under paragraph (2), written notification of the reasons for so doing must be provided to the appropriate authority and the officer concerned.
(4) The panel chair must, if reasonably practicable, agree a date and time for the third stage meeting with the officer concerned.
(5) Where no date and time is agreed under paragraph (4), the panel chair must specify a date and time for the third stage meeting.
(6) Where a date and time is specified under paragraph (5) and—
(a)the officer concerned or the police friend will not be available at that time; and
(b)the officer concerned proposes an alternative time which satisfies subsection (7),
the third stage meeting must be postponed to the time proposed by the officer concerned.
(7) An alternative time must—
(a)be reasonable; and
(b)fall before the end of 5 working days beginning with the first working day after the day specified by the panel chair.
(8) The panel chair must give to the officer concerned a notice in writing of the date and time of the third stage meeting determined in accordance with this regulation and of the place of the meeting.
(9) Where the officer concerned informs the panel chair in advance that the officer is unable to attend the third stage meeting on grounds which the panel chair considers reasonable, the panel chair may allow the officer concerned to participate in the meeting by video link or other means.
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