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which surrounds him, affects the discipline of his
tist of his superiors of the
staff or the confidence of the public to the point
where his continued employment is no longer compatible
with the public interest and it is better that he
should go, without stigma and with his pension.
Arising from this you may wish to consider whether
you should have any provision for enhanced pensions
as an additional tool which you could use in
appropriate cases. For all these reasons while we
accept your proposed redraft of regulation 59(i), we
would like to reword the last sentence: "The officer
shall be informed of the grounds on which his
retirement is contemplated and be given an opportunity
to make representations".
8.
Your paragraph 12. We fully appreciate the need
for speed, but the effect of the amendment you propose
would be to remove the Secretary of State's power to
influence the decision in any but the most extreme
cases. If the officer was retired and bundled out
of the country it would be very difficult and
embarrassing for all concerned for the Secretary of
State to reinstate him. We can deal with cases very
quickly in case of need, particularly as you can
presumably give us advance warning of everything
except the officer's representations in reply.
9. Your paragraph 13. Given that regulation 59
will remain part of your normal armoury of admini-
in cases other than suspected comption, strative action there would seem every advantage,
from the man management point of view, in retaining
the obligation to consult the PSC in normal cases.
In cases of corruption, if the evidence it too
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