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  4. Constitution Part 4 - Officer employment procedure rules

Constitution Part 4 - Officer employment procedure rules

In this section

  1. Introduction
  2. General
  3. Pay policy statement
  4. Declarations
  5. Seeking support for appointment
  6. Head of paid service, Directors and Chief Officers reporting directly to them
  7. Appointment of Head of Paid Service
  8. Appointment of Directors and of Chief Officers reporting directly to a Head of Paid Service or a Director
  9. Appointment of Director of Public Health
  10. You are here: Disciplinary action
  11. Disciplinary and/or dismissal action relating to the Head of Paid service, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer
  12. Other officers
  13. Definitions

Disciplinary action

All Chief Officers, including the Head of Paid Service, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer may be suspended whilst an investigation takes place into alleged misconduct. The suspension will be on full pay and last no longer than two months beginning on the day the suspension takes effect. 

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