Part 4Amendment of the Police (Performance) Regulations 2020

Amendments to regulation 46 (outcomes)

52.—(1) Regulation 46 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3), in each of sub-paragraphs (d) and (e), for “final written improvement notice” substitute “written improvement notice”.

(3) In paragraph (4)(b), for “third stage meeting” substitute “second stage meeting”.

(4) In paragraph (7)—

(a)in the opening words, omit “or a final written improvement notice”;

(b)for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)state that, if a sufficient improvement is not made within such period as the panel specifies in accordance with paragraph (7A), the officer may be required to attend another second stage meeting, and state the date with which this period ends;”;

(c)in sub-paragraph (e)—

(i)after “may be required to attend”, for “a” substitute “another”;

(ii)omit “(in the case of a written improvement notice) or another third stage meeting (in the case of a final written improvement notice”.

(5) After paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A) The period specified must be three months, except where the panel 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.”.

(6) In paragraph (8)—

(a)in the opening words, for “the final written improvement notice” substitute “a written improvement notice”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “third stage meeting” substitute “second stage meeting”.