7. After regulation 27 insert—
27A.—(1) The person chairing a misconduct hearing may require notice of the hearing to be given which contains information relating to one or more of—
(a)the name of the officer concerned;
(b)the date of the hearing;
(c)the time of the hearing;
(d)the place at which the hearing will take place; and
(e)the conduct that is the subject matter of the case and how that conduct is alleged to amount to misconduct or gross misconduct as the case may be, as set out in the notice given in accordance with regulation 21(1)(a)(ii).
(2) Where the person chairing a misconduct hearing requires notice to be given in accordance with paragraph (1), the appropriate authority shall publish the notice on its website no less than 5 working days before the day on which the hearing begins.
(3) Any person to whom this paragraph applies may make written representations to the person chairing the misconduct hearing in relation to—
(a)whether, and (if so) the extent to which, the person chairing the misconduct hearing should exclude any person from the whole or part of the hearing under regulation 31(6)(a);
(b)whether the person chairing the misconduct hearing should impose any conditions under regulation 31(6)(b);
(c)in the light of the representations made under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)—
(i)whether the person chairing the misconduct hearing should require notice to be given under paragraph (1);
(ii)which types of information mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) should be included in any such notice.
(4) Paragraph (3) applies to—
(a)the officer concerned;
(b)the appropriate authority;
(c)the complainant;
(d)any interested person;
(e)any witness;
(f)the Commission.
(5) Any written representations made in accordance with paragraph (3) must be provided no later than the date specified by the person chairing the misconduct hearing for provision of such representations.”.