UAP UPP Flashcards
Who does UAP and UPP relate to
Aby officer under the rank of Chief Superintendent including Special Constables who doe not want to resign.
Who do the UAP and UPP relate to.
Officers above Chief Superintendent and student officers.
Who is the first line in receiving the report for UAP and UPP.
Line manager.
How can a line manager deal with UAP and UPP.
Management Action or UPPs
Can an manager redeploy an officer in order to improve performance
Yes - personality class and any other reasons affecting performance
How many stages of UAP and UPP are there?
Three.
Do you have to go through all three stages of UAP and UPP.
No - In cases of gross incompetence you can go straight to stage three.
What if an officer is on stage three and has a case of unrelated performance or attendance issues.
Then that does not affect the stage three of the current issues and a stage one of that issues should be started.
What happens at the first stage
A written notice will be given.
How long does an officer have to make written comments on the written notice they have been presented with on a UAP
Within 7 days from the date of receipt. The line manager can give longer - discretion.
If an officer wants to change the date of a UAP and UPP meeting can they?
They can make a suggest of a date within 5 days of the previous dates.
How long can a UAP or UPP last
It should not exceed 3 months - However in exceptional cases it can be extended.
What is the maximum time a UAP or UPP can last? (after extensions)
It can only exceed 12 months in exceptional circumstances.
What is the validity period
12 months from the period on the date of the improvement notice.
Who handles the appeal for UAP and UPP
The second line manager.
When an appeal is made, when has decision got to be made by the second line manager?
Within 3 working days?
Who is in charge of a second stage meeting? for UAP and UPP
Second line manager
What are the consequences of third stage UAP and UPP
Extended improvement notice (12 months)
Redeployment
Reduction in rank (UPP)
Dismissal.
What is the result of the second stage UPP or UAP
A final written improvement notice.
When does an appeal against UAP and UPP have to take place
Within 7 days.
Who will handle the appeal for stage two
A senior manager
Is it possible to go straight to stage three UAP?
No on UPP that is considered gross incompetence.
Who is in charge of initiating stage three meeting
A senior manager
Who will sit on the panel of a stage three meeting?
The panel will consist of 3 people -
One Police officer, One human resource professional from either the same force area of a different force area.
Chair - Senior police officer -second and third panel member Superintendent or above
Can an officer object to the panel composition on a UAP or UPP panel.
Yes - within three working days.
When should the third stage meeting take place after the third stage meeting requesting has been served.
No more than 30 working days after.
Can the 30 day limit be extended by the panel in relation to the date of a stage three UAP and UPP meeting
Yes in the interest of fairness.
How many days does an officer have to respond on a stage three meeting?
14 days.
When will a witness be called in a stage three meeting?
A witness will be called in the interests of justice
When can an appeal not be lodged.
When the officer has accepted misconduct or gross misconduct
What is the composition of an Police Appeal Tribunal
A legally qualified chair.
A local policing body representative
A serving Acpo rank
A retired officer who is a member of the Superintendents association or Police federation for federation ranks.
Who will lodge the notice of appeal
The Police officer.
Who will the notice of appeal be directed to
The officer must submit a written notice of appeal to the local police body.
What is the timing of submission for an appeal
10 working days.
Can an appeal ever be submitted after 10 working days.
Yes - Exceptional circumstances, and it must include the reason why.
When will a Police appeal tribunal take place
ASAP no later than 3 months.
The decision of the Police appeal tribunal does not need to be unanimous what happens if it is a 2/2 verdict.
The legally qualified chair decides.
