The Police (Performance) Regulations 2012

Made: 18th October 2012

Laid before Parliament: 23rd October 2012

Coming into force: 22nd November 2012

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Citation, commencement and extent

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Application

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Revocation and transitional provisions

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Interpretation and delegation

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PART 2 — General

Police friend

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Legal representation

6

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Provision of notices or documents

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Procedure at meetings under these Regulations

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Nominated persons

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References to certain periods

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Suspension of certain periods

11

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Meeting following investigation under Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act

12

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Provision of information to the Commission

13

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PART 3 — First stage

Circumstances in which a first stage meeting may be required

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Arrangement of first stage meeting

15

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Procedure at first stage meeting

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Procedure following first stage meeting

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Appeal against the finding and outcome of a first stage meeting

18

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Arrangement of first stage appeal meeting

19

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Procedure at first stage appeal meeting

20

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PART 4 — Second stage

Circumstances in which a second stage meeting may be required

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Arrangement of second stage meeting

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Procedure at second stage meeting

23

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Procedure following second stage meeting

24

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Appeal against the finding and outcome of a second stage meeting

25

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Arrangement of second stage appeal meeting

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Procedure at second stage appeal meeting

27

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PART 5 — Third stage

Assessment following second stage meeting

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Arrangement of a third stage meeting

29

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Circumstances in which a third stage meeting may be required without a prior first or second stage meeting

30

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Arrangement of a third stage meeting without a prior first or second stage meeting

31

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Appointment of panel members

32

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Right of officer concerned to object to panel members

33

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Procedure on receipt of notice of third stage meeting

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Witnesses

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Timing and notice of third stage meeting

36

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Postponement and adjournment of a third stage meeting

37

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Participation of Commission and investigator at a third stage meeting

38

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Attendance of complainant or interested person at a third stage meeting

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Attendance of others at a third stage meeting

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Exclusion from a third stage meeting

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Procedure at a third stage meeting

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Finding

43

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Outcomes

44

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Assessment of performance or attendance following third stage meeting

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Signed

Damian Green — Minister of State — 18th October 2012

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1996 c. 16. Section 50 is amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), section 3 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 and section 82 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13). Section 51 is amended by section 128 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), section 35 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.

[^f00002]: Section 63(3) was substituted by paragraph 78 of Schedule 4 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15) and further amended by paragraph 68 of Schedule 1 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), paragraph 6 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and section 10 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2008/2862, as amended by S.I. 2011/3027.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2011/3027.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1999/732, as amended by S.I. 2003/528, S.I. 2003/2600 and S.I. 2011/3027. The Regulations have been revoked except in relation to certain cases; see regulation 2 of S.I. 2008/2862.

[^f00006]: 2002 c. 30. Relevant amendments were made by paragraph 11 of Schedule 2, Schedule 11 and paragraphs 11 to 24 of Schedule 12 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, paragraph 89 of Schedule 1 to the Police and Justice Act 2006, paragraphs 3 to 19 of Schedule 23 and Part 8 of Schedule 28 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and paragraphs 5 and 8 to 22 of Schedule 14 and 300 to 302 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2003/527. The only relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2006/3449.

[^f00008]: 1971 c.80.

[^f00009]: 2008 c. 4.

[^f00010]: Section 87 was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and paragraph 41 of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2012/2630.

Editorial notes

[^key-a6d956a926a6e5759cacb549e556034a]: Regulations revoked (1.2.2020) by The Police (Performance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/3), regs. 1, 3(1)(a) (with regs. 2, 3(2)) [Editorial note: No historical revised versions have been created for amendments to this S.I. made prior to its final revocation. A revised version of how the S.I. stood at its first commencement is available and, to see the document content as it originally stood when it was made, select the ‘Original (As Made)’ version. For further details of the amendments see the List of All Changes available in ‘More Resources’]