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33Independent Office for Police ConductU.K.

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(1)The body corporate known as the Independent Police Complaints Commission—

(a)is to continue to exist, and

(b)is to be known instead as the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

(2)Section 9 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (which established the Independent Police Complaints Commission) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (8).

(3)For the heading substitute “ The Independent Office for Police Conduct ”.

(4)For subsection (1) substitute—

(1)The body corporate previously known as the Independent Police Complaints Commission—

(a)is to continue to exist, and

(b)is to be known instead as the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

(5)For subsection (2) substitute—

(2)The Office is to consist of—

(a)a Director General appointed by Her Majesty, and

(b)at least six other members.

(2A)The other members must consist of—

(a)persons appointed as non-executive members (see paragraph 1A of Schedule 2), and

(b)persons appointed as employee members (see paragraph 1B of that Schedule),

but the powers of appointment under those paragraphs must be exercised so as to secure that a majority of members of the Office (including the Director General) are non-executive members.

(6)In subsection (3)—

(a)for “chairman of the Commission” substitute “ Director General ”;

(b)omit “, or as another member of the Commission,”.

(7)In subsection (5)—

(a)for “The Commission shall not—” substitute “ Neither the Office nor the Director General shall— ”;

(b)for “Commission's” substitute “Office's”.

(8)In subsection (6) for “Commission” substitute “ Office ”.

(9)Schedule 9 makes further provision in relation to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Commencement Information

I1S. 33 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 183

I2S. 33(9) in force at 17.7.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/726, reg. 2(d)

I3S. 33 in force at 8.1.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/1249, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

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