SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Appointment, suspension and removal of senior police officers
Part 2Suspension and removal of chief constables
13Removal: notification and representations
1
A police and crime commissioner must comply with this paragraph before calling upon a chief constable to retire or resign under section 38.
2
The police and crime commissioner must give the chief constable a written explanation of the reasons why the commissioner is proposing to call for the retirement or resignation.
3
The police and crime commissioner must give the relevant police and crime panel—
a
written notification that the commissioner is proposing to call upon the chief constable to retire or resign; and
b
a copy of the reasons given to the chief constable in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).
4
The police and crime commissioner must give the chief constable the opportunity to make written representations about the proposal to call for the chief constable’s resignation or retirement.
5
The police and crime commissioner must—
a
consider any written representations made by the chief constable; and
b
give the relevant police and crime panel a copy of any such representations made by the chief constable, as soon as practicable after the commissioner is given them.