55 Publication of reports.E+W
[(1)The inspectors of constabulary must arrange for any report prepared under section 54 to be published in such manner as appears to the inspectors to be appropriate.]
[(2)But the inspectors of constabulary must exclude from publication under subsection (1) anything that the inspectors consider—
(a)would be against the interests of national security, or
(b)might jeopardise the safety of any person.]
[(2A)The inspectors must disclose to the Secretary of State anything excluded from publication by virtue of subsection (2).]
[(3)The inspectors of constabulary must send a copy of the published report to—
(a)the Secretary of State,
(b)the local policing body maintaining the police force to which the report relates,
(c)the chief officer of police of that police force, and
(d)any police and crime panel established under section 28 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 for the police area of that police force.]
(4)The [local policing body] shall invite the chief officer of police to submit comments on the published report to the [body] before such date as it may specify.
(5)The [local policing body] shall prepare comments on the published report and shall arrange for—
(a)its comments,
(b)any comments submitted by the chief officer of police in accordance with subsection (4), and
(c)any response which the [body] has to the comments submitted by the chief officer of police,
to be published in such manner as appears to the [body] to be appropriate.
[(5A)The comments of the local policing body, together with any comments submitted by the chief officer of police and any response to those comments by the local policing body, must be published before the end of the period of 56 days beginning with the day on which the report is published.
(5B)If the published report includes a recommendation, the comments of the local policing body must include an explanation of—
(a)the action the local policing body has taken or proposes to take in response to the recommendation, or
(b)why the local policing body has not taken, or does not propose to take, any action in response.]
(6)The [local policing body] ... shall send a copy of any document published under subsection (5) [to—
(a)the inspectors of constabulary, and
(b)the Secretary of State.]
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