HEARINGS PANELS
Hearings Panels are responsible for considering and making
decisions on behalf of the Authority on:
a) Appeals under
the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme and the New Firefighters’ Pension
Scheme;
b) Appeals on
matters that are the subject of collective negotiation;
c) Disciplinary
appeals and grievance hearings as identified in the Conditions of
Service and Service Orders.
d) Allegations that
a Member has breached the Authority’s Code of Conduct
(following investigation in accordance with the Authority’s
Arrangements for Dealing with
Code
of Conduct Complaints under the Localism Act 2011).
Hearings Panels comprise 4
Members (2 Conservative, 1 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat) and
are convened as and when necessary..