Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

94 National and international functions

(1) Section 96A of the Police Act 1996 (national and international functions of the metropolitan police) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (6).

(2) In the title, after “police” insert “force and other police forces”.

(3) For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) The Secretary of State and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the metropolitan police force in respect of any of its national or international functions.

(1A) The Secretary of State and the police and crime commissioner that maintains a police force may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the police force in respect of any of its national or international functions.

(1B) The Secretary of State and the Common Council may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the City of London police force in respect of any of its national or international functions.”.

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “the metropolitan police force” substitute “a police force”;

(b) for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “local policing body”.

(5) In subsection (3), for “The Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “A local policing body”.

(6) Omit subsection (4).

(7) Omit section 96B of the Police Act 1996 (national and international functions: application of requirements relating to reports etc).