Title and Reference – PCC/D/120

Subject: The appointment of an LQC (Legally Qualified Chair)

Report of: Police and Crime Commissioner

Date: 10/01/2024

Summary

Bedfordshire OPCC has appointed a Legally Qualified Chair for a misconduct hearing on 10^th January 2024. The details have been passed to Professional Standards Department to formally log the appointment and to make contact to arrange the hearing.

The Professional Standards Department for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) requested Bedfordshire OPCC to find a Legally Qualified Chair from our Cab Rank Rota in order to chair a Misconduct Hearing for a Bedfordshire officer.

The hearing is being conducted under the new 2020 Regulations and Bedfordshire OPCC have been advised by the Professional Standards Department that they are looking to serve the Reg 30 papers as soon as possible.

You can read more about Legally Qualified Chairs as well as the regulations and selection of misconduct hearings on our website here.