Amendment to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012
5. In regulation 25 for paragraphs (4) and (5) substitute—
“(4) Where the case is referred to a misconduct hearing, that hearing shall be conducted by a panel of three persons appointed by the appropriate authority, comprising—
(a)a chair selected by the appropriate authority who satisfies the judicial appointment eligibility condition(1) on a 5-year basis and has been nominated by a local policing body for the purposes of these Regulations;
(b)a member of a police force of the rank of superintendent or above (provided the member is of a more senior rank than the officer concerned); and
(c)a person selected by the appropriate authority from a list of candidates maintained by a local policing body for the purposes of these Regulations.”.
See section 50 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15).