Police Service of Northern Ireland (Unsatisfactory Performance and Attendance) Regulations 2007
These regulations make provision with respect the assessment of performance or attendance of member’s of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve and establish procedures for cases in which a member’s performance or attendance is unsatisfactory may be dealt with by way of a requirement to resign, reduction in rank or a warning. Parts II and III of the regulations make provision for interviewing members where it is considered that their performance or attendance is unsatisfactory and identifying areas of the performance or attendance which require improvement. Part IV makes provision for the holding of a hearing (called an unsatisfactory/attendance hearing) where it is considered that the member’s performance or attendance has not improved. If the chairman of the hearing finds that the member’s performance or attendance has been unsatisfactory he may require the member to resign, order a reduction in rank or issue a warning. Part V makes provision for an appeal to the Chief Constable.