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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

16.   Minimum acceptable score and Promotions Reserved List

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    (1)   An officer who fails to attain the minimum acceptable score for promotion shall be advised of his or her areas of weakness and areas for further development.

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    (2)   Where at the end of the promotion process there are more officers who have attained the minimum acceptable score for promotion than there are vacancies, the vacancies will be filled by the officers who have scored the highest and in the event of a tie, the officers whose scores have tied will be re-interviewed.

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    (3)   Where an officer has attained the minimum acceptable score for promotion but cannot be promoted on account of limited vacancies the officer's name and total score shall be entered on the Promotions Reserved List prepared for that purpose and shall remain there until the next promotions procedure commences.

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    (4)   An officer whose name is on the Promotions Reserved List will be eligible to be selected to fill a suitable vacancy should one arise during the period that his or her name is on the said list.

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    (5)   For purposes of subregulations (1), (2) and (3) the minimum acceptable score for promotion is an average score of 65% of the promotion examination and the promotion selective assessment.

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    (6)   Despite subregulation (3), where an officer on the Promotions Reserved List subsequently becomes the subject of:

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      (a)     criminal proceedings before the Court;

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      (b)     disciplinary action; or

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      (c)     fails to continue to perform satisfactorily, in view of his or her supervisor,

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    that officer will not be considered to fill a suitable vacancy and will be removed from the Promotions Reserved List unless the matters at (a) to (c) are resolved in his or her favour.