SCHEDULE 1The Conduct Regulations

PART 5Accelerated Misconduct Hearings

Persons conducting accelerated misconduct hearing55

1

Where the officer concerned is not a senior officer, the accelerated misconduct hearing must be conducted by the chief constable.

2

Where the chief constable is an interested party or is unavailable, the accelerated misconduct hearing must be conducted by the chief officer of police of a relevant force.

3

Where the officer concerned is a senior officer, the accelerated misconduct hearing must be conducted by a panel of persons specified in paragraph (4), appointed by the relevant authority.

4

Those persons are—

a

a chair selected in accordance with regulation 27(4)(a),

b

the Inspector of Constabulary, and

c

a person selected in accordance with regulation 27(4)(c).