Sch 1 para 8
(1) The Secretary of State may call upon the Director General to resign or retire— (a) in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness, or (b) because of misconduct by the Director General. (2) The Secretary of State must comply with sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) before calling upon the Director General to resign or retire. (3) The Secretary of State must consult— (a) the Scottish Ministers, and (b) the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. (4) The Secretary of State must— (a) give the Director General a written explanation of the reasons why the Secretary of State is proposing to call for the resignation or retirement; (b) give the Director General the opportunity to make written representations about the proposal to call for the resignation or retirement; and (c) consider any written representations made by the Director General. (5) The Director General must resign or retire if called upon to do so in accordance with this paragraph.