The Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2020

Notice of the hearing

18.—(1) The chair must cause the appellant and the respondent to be given written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing at least 20 working days, or such shorter period as may with the agreement of both parties be determined, before the date of the hearing.

(2) Where the appellant or the respondent (or both) have proposed witnesses under rule 13, the chair must determine which, if any, witnesses may give evidence at the hearing.

(3) No witness may give evidence at the hearing unless the chair reasonably believes that it is necessary for the witness to do so, in which case the chair must—

(a) where the witness is a police officer, cause that person to be ordered to attend the hearing, and

(b) in any other case, cause the witness to be given notice that their attendance is necessary and of the date, time and place of the hearing.

(4) The following paragraphs only apply to an appeal brought in accordance with rule 4 or 6.

(5) Having taken into account any representations made under paragraph (7)(c), the chair may require notice of the hearing to be published which contains information relating to one or more of—

(a) the name of the appellant;

(b) the date of the hearing;

(c) the time of the hearing;

(d) the place at which the hearing will take place;

(e) the finding made under the Conduct Regulations or the disciplinary action, if any, imposed under the Conduct Regulations in consequence of a finding in relation to which the appeal has been brought.

(6) Where the chair requires notice to be published in accordance with paragraph (5), the relevant police force must publish the notice on its website no less than 5 working days before the day on which the hearing begins.

(7) Any person to whom this paragraph applies may make written representations to the chair in relation to—

(a) whether, and (if so) the extent to which, the chair should exclude any person from all or any part of the hearing under rule 25(1);

(b) whether the chair should impose any conditions under rule 25(2);

(c) in the light of the representations made under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)—

(i) whether the chair should require notice to be published under paragraph (5);

(ii) which types of information mentioned in paragraph (5)(a) to (e) should be included in any such notice.

(8) Paragraph (7) applies to—

(a) the appellant;

(b) the respondent;

(c) the complainant;

(d) any interested person;

(e) any witness;

(f) the Director General.

(9) Any written representations made in accordance with paragraph (7) must be provided no later than the date specified by the chair for provision of such representations.