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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

/delicate

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