PART 1Police reform

CHAPTER 7Local policing

I146Duty to participate in community planning

1

In section 16(1) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1) (duty to participate in community planning)—

a

paragraph (c) is repealed, and

b

in paragraph (e), for “a police force” substitute “ the Police Service of Scotland ”.

2

The chief constable must delegate the carrying out of the chief constable's functions under F1Part 2 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 in each local authority area to the local commander for that area.

3

Subsection (2) does not affect—

a

the chief constable's responsibility for the carrying out of the delegated functions,

b

the chief constable's ability to carry out the delegated functions.