Part 4Amendment of the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

Amendments to regulation 17 (procedure at first stage meeting)

regulation 30 + 30.—(1) Regulation 17 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (6)—

regulation 30 2 a + (a)in sub-paragraph (c)—

regulation 30 2 a i + (i)for “such reasonable period as the line manager specifies (being a period not exceeding 12 months)” substitute “such period as the line manager specifies in accordance with paragraph (6A)”;

regulation 30 2 a ii + (ii)for “regulation 22” substitute “regulation 30”;

regulation 30 2 b + (b)in sub-paragraph (e), for “regulation 22” substitute “regulation 30”.

(3) After paragraph (6) insert—

“(6A) The period specified must be three months, except where the line manager considers that there are circumstances which justify a longer period, in which case the period specified must be a reasonable period not exceeding 12 months.”.