The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings the following provisions of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the Act”) into force on 22nd November 2012, to the extent that they are not already in force: Part 1, Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 5, Schedule 8, Schedule 11, Schedule 14, Schedule 15 and Schedule 16. The Order also makes transitional provision.

This Order also amends article 8 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (“the 2011 Order”), which makes transitional provision in relation to provisions of the Act concerning police complaints and misconduct which came into force in the metropolitan police district on 16th January 2012.

The result is that the provision made by article 8(2) of the 2011 Order, which was to have effect until the coming into force of section 1 of the Act on 22nd November 2012, continues to have effect in relation to a police complaint, conduct matter or death or serious injury matter which came to the attention of an appropriate authority before that date. This mirrors the effect of the provision made by article 6 of this Order, thus ensuring that police complaints and other matters already under consideration immediately before 22nd November 2012 continue to be dealt with consistently, in accordance with the old law, throughout England and Wales.