Policing and Crime Act 2017, Section 25 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
After Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (complaints and misconduct) insert—
(1)A designated body may make a complaint to Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary that a feature, or combination of features, of policing in England and Wales by one or more than one police force is, or appears to be, significantly harming the interests of the public.
(2)See section 29B for the meaning of “designated body”.
(3)In this section-
“England and Wales” includes the adjacent United Kingdom waters within the meaning of section 30 of the Police Act 1996,
“police force” means any of the following—
the metropolitan police force,
a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 (police forces in England and Wales outside London),
the National Crime Agency,
the City of London police force,
the Ministry of Defence Police,
the Civil Nuclear Constabulary,
the British Transport Police.”
Commencement Information
I2S. 25 in force at 16.4.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/456, reg. 3(a)
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