(1) For promotion within the Police Force, an officer is required to—
(a) sit a promotion examination designed to test an individual's knowledge, understanding and application of police functions and procedures; and
(b) undergo a promotion selection assessment.
(2) An officer shall not be eligible to participate in the process set out in subregulation (1) unless he or she has satisfactorily met all the criteria specified in regulation 9.
(3) A promotion examination under subregulation (1)(a) must be satisfactorily completed before an officer can proceed to the promotion selection assessment subregulation (1)(b).
(4) A promotion selection assessment under subregulation (1)(b) shall consist of—
(a) a practical test;
(b) a competency-based interview; and
(c) a team exercise.
(5) The Committee shall prepare guidelines which shall be used by the Commissioner in preparing the promotion examination, the practical test, the team exercise, and the competency-based interview for each rank.
(6) The Committee and the Commissioner, in carrying out the duties under subregulation (5), may utilize the services of any division, unit or department of the Police Force or other expertise within the Public Service or the private sector.
(7) The competency-based interview shall be conducted by a panel of the Committee, consisting of not less than 3 members.
(8) The competency-based interview will assess the values and competencies of an officer against the competencies established for the rank to which the officer wishes to be promoted, as specified in the Schedule of Competencies to be specified by the Commissioner.
(9) The Committee will collate all scores, ratings and results for each officer and prepare a Promotions Results List containing the following—
(a) a statement that the officers named in the list are not the subject of disciplinary proceedings or subject to disciplinary action;
(b) the performance appraisal rating of each officer for the 2 consecutive years immediately preceding the closing date;
(c) each officer's length of service, qualifications, training and absenteeism record;
(d) each officer's examination result;
(e) each officer's rating from the promotion selection assessment; and
(f) the total and average score for each other.
(10) The Committee will submit the Promotions Results List under sub-regulation (9) to the Commissioner with its recommendations for promotion to the vacant positions within the Police Force.
(11) The Commissioner shall effect the promotions on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee.