37 Setting of objectives for police authorities.E+W
(1)The Secretary of State may by order determine objectives for the policing of the areas of all police authorities established under section 3.
(2)Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)persons whom he considers to represent the interests of police authorities established under section 3, and
(b)persons whom he considers to represent the interests of chief constables of forces maintained by those authorities.
(3)A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be laid before Parliament after being made.