The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015

Notification of outcome

60.—(1) The relevant authority must inform the officer concerned in writing of—

(a) the finding of the person or persons conducting the special case hearing;

(b) the reasons for that finding; and

(c) in a case other than one to which regulation 58 (senior officers: meeting of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action) applies, any disciplinary action imposed under regulation 59(1) (outcome of special case hearing) or any action taken under regulation 59(6),

as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event before the end of 5 working days beginning with the first working day after the conclusion of the special case hearing.

(2) In a case to which regulation 58 applies (senior officers: meeting of MOD Police Committee to consider disciplinary action), the relevant authority must inform the officer concerned in writing of —

(a) any disciplinary action imposed under regulation 59(2) or any action taken under regulation 59(7),

(b) the reasons for such action,

as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event before the end of 5 working days beginning with the first working day after the conclusion of the further hearing.

(3) A notice under paragraph (1) or (2) must include notice of the right of the officer concerned to an appeal hearing.

(4) The relevant authority must send a copy of any notice under paragraph (1) or (2) to—

(a) the Commission or the Ombudsman, in any case in which the Commission or the Ombudsman was entitled to attend the special case hearing to make representations (regulation 54); and

(b) to the complainant and any interested person, in any case to which regulation 55 applies.