Part I Organisation of Police Forces
F396Police areas and police forces
1 Police areas.
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England and Wales shall be divided into police areas.
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The police areas referred to in subsection (1) shall be—
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those listed in Schedule 1 (subject to any amendment made to that Schedule by an order under section 32 below, F530section 45 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013,F150section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 or Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007),
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the metropolitan police district, and
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the City of London police area.
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References in Schedule 1 to any local government area are to that area as it is for the time being, F1. . .
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S. 2 cross-heading omitted (22.11.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 3; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
2 Maintenance of police forces.
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A police force shall be maintained for every police area for the time being listed in Schedule 1.
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For further provision about the maintenance of those police forces, see Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
F4003 Establishment of police authorities.
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F4004 Membership of police authorities etc.
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F4005 Reductions in size of police authorities.
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S. 5A cross-heading omitted (22.11.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 5(b); S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
5AF2 Maintenance of the metropolitan police force.
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A police force shall be maintained for the metropolitan police district.
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For further provision about the maintenance of the metropolitan police force, see Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
F2115B Establishment of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
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F2115C Membership etc of the Metropolitan Police Authority.
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F9The metropolitan police and forces outside London
Ss. 5A-5C and headings inserted (1.1.2000 for specified purposes and otherwise on the "operative date" (as defined in art. 1(2)(c) of S.I. 2000/1095) for specified purposes and on 3.7.2000 for all other purposes) by 1999 c. 29, s. 310(1) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 1999/3271, art. 3(a); S.I. 2000/1095, arts. 4-6
F2116 General functions of police authorities.
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F398The City of London
S. 6ZA cross-heading inserted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 8; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
6AZAF401Common Council to remain police authority for City
The Common Council of the City of London is to continue to be the police authority for the City of London police area.
6ZAF129Power to confer particular functions on F406the Common Council
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The Secretary of State may by order confer particular functions on F407the Common Council.
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Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), an order under this section may contain provision requiring F408the Common Council—
a
to monitor the performance of F409the City of London police force in—
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complying with any duty imposed on the force by or under this Act, the Human Rights Act 1998 or any other enactment;
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carrying out any plan issued by virtue of section 6ZB;
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to secure that arrangements are made for that force to co-operate with other police forces whenever necessary or expedient;
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to promote diversity within that force and within F410the Common Council.
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Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must consult—
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the Common Council,
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the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and
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such other persons as he thinks fit.
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A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
6ZBF152Plans by F413the Common Council
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Before the beginning of each financial year F414the Common Council shall issue a plan (a “policing plan”) setting out—
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the proposed arrangements for the policing of that area for the period of three years beginning with that year.
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In issuing a policing plan, the Common Council must have regard to the strategic policing requirement issued under section 37A.
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Before determining policing objectives, F418 the Common Council shall—
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consult the F419Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and
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consider any views obtained by F420the Common Council in accordance with arrangements made under section 96.
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A draft of a policing plan required to be issued by F421the Common Council under this section shall be prepared by the F422Commissioner of Police for the City of London and submitted by him to the F423Common Council for it to consider.
The F424Common Council shall consult the F425Commissioner of Police for the City of London before issuing a policing plan which differs from the draft submitted by him under this subsection.
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The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision supplementing that made by this section.
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The regulations may make provision (further to that made by subsection (3)) as to persons who are to be consulted, and matters that are to be considered, before determining policing objectives.
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The regulations may contain provision as to—
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matters to be dealt with in policing plans (in addition to those mentioned in subsection (1));
b
persons who are to be consulted, and matters that are to be considered, in preparing policing plans;
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modification of policing plans;
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persons to whom copies of policing plans are to be sent.
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Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must consult—
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the Common Council,
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the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and
c
such other persons as he thinks fit.
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A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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6ZCReports by F429the Common Council
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An order under this section may contain provision as to—
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the periods to be covered by reports, and, as regards each period, the date by which reports are to be issued;
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the matters to be dealt with in reports;
c
persons to whom copies of reports are to be sent.
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Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State must consult—
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the Common Council,
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the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and
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such other persons as he thinks fit.
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A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F1536A Three-year strategy plans
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F1547 Local policing objectives.
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F1558 Local policing plans.
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F2128ALocal policing summaries
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F1569 Annual reports by police authorities.
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F2129A General functions of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
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F2129B Appointment of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
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F2129C Functions of Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
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F2129D Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
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F2129E Removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.
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F2129F Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis.
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F2129FA Appointment and removal of Deputy Assistant Commissioners
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F2129G Commanders.
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F219 Police ranks
S. 9H cross-heading inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 14; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
9HF3 Other members of the metropolitan police force.
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The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50.
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The ranks so prescribed in the case of the metropolitan police force shall include, in addition to the ranks of—
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Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,
b
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,
c
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
d
Commander,
those of F5chief superintendent, superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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In the metropolitan police force, appointments and promotions to any rank below that of Commander shall be made in accordance with regulations under section 50 by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
F40210 General functions of chief constables.
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F40211 Appointment and removal of chief constables.
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F40211A Appointment and removal of deputy chief constables
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F40212 Assistant chief constables.
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F40212A Power of deputy to exercise functions of chief constable
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13 Other members of police forces.
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The ranks that may be held in a police force maintained under section 2 shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50 and the ranks so prescribed shall include, in addition to chief constable F6, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable, the ranks of F7chief superintendent superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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Appointments and promotions to any rank below that of assistant chief constable in any police force maintained under section 2 shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the chief constable.
F21314 Police fund.
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F21315 Civilian employees.
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F21316 Appointment of F130chief executive.
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F21317 Appointment of persons not employed by police authorities.
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F397City of London
S. 18 cross-heading inserted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
F818 Supply of goods and services.
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Subsections (1) to (3) of section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39)(supply of goods and services by local authorities)—
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The modification is that references in those subsections to a public body shall be read as references to any person.
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F40319 Approval of decisions about precepts.
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F40320 Questions on police matters at council meetings.
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F40320A Questions on metropolitan police matters at London Assembly meetings.
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F40321 Application of certain provisions to police authorities.
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S. 22 cross-heading omitted (22.11.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 20; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
22 Reports by chief constables to police authorities.
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F442The chief constable shall arrange for a report submitted by him under subsection (1) to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
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A report submitted under subsection (3) shall be in such form as the F447Common Council may specify.
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If it appears to the F448Commissioner of Police for the City of London that a report in compliance with subsection (3) would contain information which in the public interest ought not to be disclosed, or is not needed for the discharge of the functions of the F449Common Council, he may request F450the Common Council to refer the requirement to submit the report to the Secretary of State; and in any such case the requirement shall be of no effect unless it is confirmed by the Secretary of State.
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F220General provisions
S. 22A cross-heading inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 22; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
22AF214Collaboration agreements
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A collaboration agreement may be made by—
a
two or more policing bodies; or
b
the chief officers of police of one or more police forces and two or more policing bodies.
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A collaboration agreement is an agreement containing one or more of the following—
a
provision about the discharge of functions of members of a police force (“force collaboration provision”);
b
provision about support by a policing body for another policing body (“policing body collaboration provision”);
c
provision about support by a policing body for the police force which another policing body is responsible for maintaining (“policing body & force collaboration provision”).
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A collaboration agreement may not contain force collaboration provision unless the parties to the agreement consist of, or include,—
a
the chief officer of police of each police force to which the provision relates, and
b
the policing body that is responsible for maintaining each such police force.
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A collaboration agreement may not contain policing body collaboration provision unless the parties to the agreement consist of, or include, each policing body to which the provision relates.
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A collaboration agreement may not contain policing body & force collaboration provision unless the parties to the agreement consist of, or include—
a
the policing body, or each policing body, to which the provision relates;
b
the chief officer of police of the police force, or each police force, to which the provision relates; and
c
the policing body that is responsible for maintaining each such police force.
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Subsection (1) does not prevent other persons from being parties to collaboration agreements.
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Subsection (2) does not prevent a collaboration agreement from including other kinds of provision.
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For the purposes of subsections (3) and (5), the circumstances in which force collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, is to be taken to relate to a police force include the cases where provision relates—
a
to functions of a kind which are or may be exercisable by members of that police force, or
b
to the police area for which that police force is established.
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For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5), the circumstances in which policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, is to be taken to relate to a policing body include the cases where provision relates—
a
to functions of a kind which are or may be exercisable by that policing body or members of the staff of that body, or
b
to the police area for which that policing body is established.
22BDuty of chief officers to keep collaboration agreements under review
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The chief officer of police of a police force must keep under consideration the ways in which the collaboration functions could be exercised by the chief officer and by one or more other persons to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of—
a
that police force, and
b
one or more other police forces.
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If the chief officer considers that there is a particular way in which the collaboration functions could be so exercised by the chief officer and by one or more other particular persons (“the proposed collaboration”), the chief officer must notify those other persons (the “proposed partners”) of the proposed collaboration.
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The chief officer, and the proposed partners notified under subsection (2) (the “notified proposed partners”), must consider whether to exercise the collaboration functions to give effect to the proposed collaboration.
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In considering whether to so exercise the collaboration functions, the chief officer and the notified proposed partners must consider whether the proposed collaboration would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more police forces.
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Subsection (6) applies if all, or two or more, of—
a
the chief officer, and
b
the notified proposed partners,
(the “agreeing parties”) are of the view that the proposed collaboration would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more police forces (if the agreeing parties were to exercise the collaboration functions to give effect to the proposed collaboration, or to give effect to it so far as it relates to them).
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The agreeing parties must exercise the collaboration functions so as to give effect to the proposed collaboration or to give effect to it so far as it relates to them.
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In this section “collaboration functions” means functions of chief officers of police or policing bodies under any of sections 22A to 23I (apart from this section).
22CDuty of policing bodies to keep collaboration agreements under review
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A policing body must keep under consideration the ways in which the collaboration functions could be exercised by the policing body and by one or more other persons to improve—
a
the efficiency or effectiveness of—
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that policing body,
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the police force which that policing body is responsible for maintaining, or
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that body and that force, and
b
the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more other policing bodies and police forces.
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If the policing body considers that there is a particular way in which the collaboration functions could be so exercised by the policing body and by one or more other particular persons (“the proposed collaboration”), the policing body must notify those other persons (the “proposed partners”) of the proposed collaboration.
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The policing body, and the proposed partners notified under subsection (2) (the “notified proposed partners”), must consider whether to exercise the collaboration functions to give effect to the proposed collaboration.
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In considering whether to so exercise the collaboration functions, the policing body and the notified proposed partners must consider whether the proposed collaboration would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more policing bodies or police forces.
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Subsection (6) applies if all, or two or more, of—
a
the policing body, and
b
the notified proposed partners,
(the “agreeing parties”) are of the view that the proposed collaboration would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more policing bodies or police forces (if the agreeing parties were to exercise the collaboration functions to give effect to the proposed collaboration, or to give effect to it so far as it relates to them).
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The agreeing parties must exercise the collaboration functions so as to give effect to the proposed collaboration, or to give effect to it so far as it relates to them.
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In this section “collaboration functions” means functions of policing bodies or chief officers of police under any of sections 22A to 23I (apart from this section).
23F190F224Collaboration agreements involving police forces
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F227Force collaboration provision may, in particular, consist of provision—
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for the joint discharge of functions by members of police forces;
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for members of a police force to discharge functions in another force's area;
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for members of a police force to be provided to another force.
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F229A collaboration agreement may provide for a member of a police force, or a civilian employee, to be under the direction and control of a chief officer specified in or determined in accordance with the agreement.
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A chief officer may make F230a collaboration agreement only if the chief officer thinks that the agreement is in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more police forces.
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23AF190F231Collaboration agreements involving policing bodie
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F233Policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, may, in particular, consist of provision—
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for support to be provided jointly by two or more F234policing bodies;
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for support to be provided for two or more F234policing bodies or forces jointly;
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F237 In relation to policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, references to the provision of support include, in particular, the provision of—
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premises;
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equipment;
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staff;
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services;
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facilities.
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A policing body must consult the chief officer of police of the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining before making a collaboration agreement (unless that chief officer is a party to the agreement).
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23AAF215Force collaboration provision about civilian employees
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This section applies to force collaboration provision, contained in a collaboration agreement, which is about the discharge of functions by designated civilian employees of one police force (the “assisting force”) for the purposes of another police force (the “assisted force”).
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The force collaboration provision must specify—
a
the functions which the designated civilian employees are permitted by the collaboration agreement to discharge for the purposes of the assisted force, and
b
any restrictions or conditions on that permission for the designated civilian employees to discharge those functions.
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The force collaboration provision must not permit the designated civilian employees to discharge functions for the purposes of the assisted force unless those employees are, by virtue of the relevant section 38 designation, authorised to discharge those functions for the purposes of the assisting force.
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The force collaboration provision does not authorise the designated civilian employees to discharge functions for the purposes of the assisted force (but see section 38B of the Police Reform Act 2002).
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References in this section to the discharge of functions by civilian employees of the assisting force for the purposes of the assisted force include references to—
a
the joint discharge of functions by the civilian employees and members of the assisted police force,
b
the discharge of functions by the civilian employees in the assisted force's area, and
c
the provision of the civilian employees to the assisted force.
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In this section—
“designated”, in relation to a civilian employee of a police force, means designated by the chief officer of police of that force by a section 38 designation;
“relevant section 38 designation”, in relation to a designated civilian employee, means the section 38 designation relating to the employee;
“section 38 designation” means a designation under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002.
23BCollaboration agreements: payments
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A collaboration agreement may provide for payments between F243parties to the agreement.
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Provision under subsection (1) may F244in the case of policing bodies or chief officers of police who are parties to the agreement, in particular—
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specify the amount of any payment or the manner in which it is to be determined.
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F246A policing body or chief officer of police must make any payments required by provision made under subsection (1).
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23CCollaboration agreements: consultation and supplemental
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A collaboration agreement must be in writing.
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A collaboration agreement may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.
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A collaboration agreement may be varied by a subsequent collaboration agreement.
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A collaboration agreement may be brought to an end by agreement between the parties to it; and section 23(6) or, as the case may be, section 23A(6) applies to an agreement under this subsection.
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If circumstances are such that one or more of the parties to a collaboration agreement would not, at a particular time, have power to enter into a collaboration agreement of that description (whether because of a failure to meet the requirements of section 22A(1) or (5) or otherwise) each person who does not have that power must cease to be a party to the agreement.
23DCollaboration agreements: accountability
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Where a chief officer makes a F250collaboration agreement, the F251policing body responsible for maintaining the force shall hold the chief officer to account for the discharge of functions by anyone who—
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is acting under the terms of the agreement, and
b
while so acting, is under the direction and control of the chief officer.
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Before F252making a collaboration agreement to which a chief officer of police is to be a party, a policing body must notify the chief officer of the arrangements that it proposes to make for the discharge of its functions under this section in connection with the agreement.
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The functions conferred on a F255 policing body under this section do not affect any other function of holding a chief officer to account.
23ECollaboration agreements: publication
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A person who makes a collaboration agreement must—
a
publish the agreement, or
b
publish the fact that the agreement has been made and such other details about it as the person thinks appropriate.
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F256 In a case where information is notified to a chief officer of police under section 23D(2), that information must be published by the chief officer with the information under subsection (1).
23FCollaboration agreements: guidance
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The Secretary of State may give chief officers or F257policing bodies guidance about collaboration agreements or related matters.
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In discharging their functions, chief officers and F257policing bodies must have regard to the guidance.
23FAF216Police functions that must be the subject of force collaboration provision
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The Secretary of State may, by order, require a specified police function to be exercised in relation to—
a
all police areas, or
b
all police areas apart from any specified in the order,
in accordance with police collaboration provision.
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An order under this section may specify whether the specified police function is required to be exercised in relation to the specified police areas in accordance with police collaboration provision contained in—
a
a single collaboration agreement which relates to all of those police areas, or
b
a number of collaboration agreements which, between them, relate to all of those police areas.
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Provision under subsection (2)(b) need not specify a particular number of collaboration agreements.
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A statutory instrument containing an order under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
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If, but for this subsection, an instrument containing an order under this section would be treated for the purposes of the standing orders of either House of Parliament as a hybrid instrument, it is to proceed in that House as if it were not a hybrid instrument.
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In this section “specified” means specified in an order under this section.
23GCollaboration agreements: directions
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The Secretary of State may give chief officers or F258policing bodies directions about collaboration agreements or related matters.
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A direction may be given to—
a
one or more chief officers;
b
one or more F258policing bodies
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A person to whom a direction is given must comply with it.
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A direction may, in particular—
a
require two or more persons to make, or prohibit them from making, a collaboration agreement;
b
require two or more persons to vary, or prohibit them from varying, a collaboration agreement;
c
require two or more persons to consider making a collaboration agreement of a specified description;
d
specify terms to be included, or not to be included, in collaboration agreements.
5
A direction may relate to—
a
a particular agreement,
b
agreements of a particular description, or
c
agreements in general.
6
Before giving a direction under this section the Secretary of State must consult the person or persons to whom it is to be given.
23HCollaboration agreements: termination by Secretary of State
1
The Secretary of State may terminate a collaboration agreement by notice to the parties to the agreement.
2
A notice under this section may provide for the termination of the agreement with immediate effect or at the end of a specified period.
3
Before giving a notice under this section the Secretary of State must consult the parties to the agreement.
23HAF217Decisions about efficiency or effectiveness
In reaching a conclusion about whether or not a collaboration agreement is, or would be, in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness of one or more police forces (the “police forces under consideration”), a person must, in particular, consider—
a
the existing collaboration agreements, and other arrangements for co-operation, to which the police forces under consideration are parties;
b
the desirability of police forces taking a consistent approach in making such agreements and other arrangements; and
c
the opportunities available to the police forces under consideration to make such agreements and other arrangements.
23ICollaboration agreements: definitions
1
This section has effect for the purposes of sections F26022A to 23H.
2
“Police force” includes—
a
the British Transport Police Force, and
b
the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
3
“Chief officer” means—
a
in relation to the British Transport Police Force, the Chief Constable of the force,
b
in relation to the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the chief constable of the Constabulary, and
c
in relation to any other police force, the chief officer of police of that force.
4
F261“Policing body” means—
F261aa
a local policing body,
a
the British Transport Police Authority, and
b
the Civil Nuclear Police Authority.
F2595
The following expressions have the meanings given in section 22A—
“collaboration agreement”;
“force collaboration provision”;
“policing body collaboration provision”;
“policing body & force collaboration provision”.
6
References to the police force which a policing body is responsible for maintaining include—
a
in the case of the British Transport Police Authority, the British Transport Police, and
b
in the case of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
7
References to a police force include—
a
references to the special constables appointed by a chief officer of police, and
b
references to the civilian employees of the police force;
and references to the members of a police force are to be read accordingly.
8
For that purpose “civilian employee” means—
a
in the case of a police force maintained under section 2 or 5A, the members of the civilian staff of that force;
b
in the case of any other police force, the employees of the policing body responsible for maintaining that force who are under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that force.
C2224 Aid of one police force by another.
1
The chief officer of police of any police force may, on the application of the chief officer of police of any other police force, provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the other force to meet any special demand on its resources.
2
If it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient in the interests of public safety or order that any police force should be reinforced or should receive other assistance for the purpose of enabling it to meet any special demand on its resources, and that satisfactory arrangements under subsection (1) cannot be made, or cannot be made in time, he may direct the chief officer of police of any police force to provide such constables or other assistance for that purpose as may be specified in the direction.
3
While a constable is provided under this section for the assistance of another police force he shall, notwithstanding sections F262sections 2 and 4 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”), be under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that other force.
F2633A
While a member of the civilian staff of a police force maintained under section 2, or a member of the civilian staff of the metropolitan police force, is provided under this section for the assistance of another police force, that member of staff is, notwithstanding section 2 or 4 of the 2011 Act, under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that other force.
4
The F264local policing body maintaining a police force for which assistance is provided under this section shall pay to the F264local policing body maintaining the force from which that assistance is provided such contribution as may be agreed upon between F265those bodies or, in the absence of any such agreement, as may be provided by any agreement subsisting at the time between all F266local policing bodies generally, or, in the absence of such general agreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State.
F904A
This section shall apply in relation to the British Transport Police Authority, the British Transport Police Force and the Chief Constable of that Force as it applies to a F267local policing body , a police force and a chief officer of police respectively; and for that purpose the reference in subsection (3) to F268sections 2 and 4 of the 2011 Act shall be construed as including a reference to section 24(2) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
F945
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C2325 Provision of special services.
1
The chief officer of police of a police force may provide, at the request of any person, special police services at any premises or in any locality in the police area for which the force is maintained, subject to the payment to the F269local policing body of charges on such scales as may be determined by F270that body.
F121A
The Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force may provide special police services at the request of any person, subject to the payment to the F91British Transport Police Authority of charges on such scales as may be determined by that Authority.
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26 Provision of advice and assistance to international organisations etc.
1
Subject to the provisions of this section, a F271local policing body may provide advice and assistance—
a
to an international organisation or institution, or
b
to any other person or body which is engaged outside the United Kingdom in the carrying on of activities similar to any carried on by F272the body or the chief officer of police for its area.
2
3
The power conferred by subsection (1) shall not be exercised except with the consent of the Secretary of State or in accordance with a general authorisation given by him.
4
A consent or authorisation under subsection (3) may be given subject to such conditions as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.
5
Nothing in this section authorises a F275local policing body to provide any financial assistance by—
a
making a grant or loan,
b
giving a guarantee or indemnity, or
c
investing by acquiring share or loan capital.
6
A F275local policing body may make charges for advice or assistance provided by it under this section.
F137
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8
27 Special constables.
1
The chief officer of police of the police force maintained for a police area may, in accordance with regulations under section 51, appoint special constables for that area.
2
28 Police cadets.
1
The chief officer of police of a police force may, in accordance with regulations under section 52, appoint persons as police cadets to undergo training with a view to becoming members of that police force.
2
Subject to regulations under section 52, all police cadets shall be under the control of, and subject to dismissal by, the chief officer of police.
3
F154
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C15C16C3329 Attestation of constables.
Every member of a police force maintained for a police area and every special constable appointed for a police area shall, on appointment, be attested as a constable by making a declaration in the form set out in Schedule 4—
F16a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
F17. . . before a justice of the peace having jurisdiction within the police area.
C2430 Jurisdiction of constables.
1
A member of a police force shall have all the powers and privileges of a constable throughout England and Wales and the adjacent United Kingdom waters.
F1332
A special constable shall have all the powers and privileges of a constable throughout England and Wales and the adjacent United Kingdom waters.
F1343
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F183A
F1933B
Where a member of the British Transport Police Force is for the time being under the direction and control of the chief officer of another police force by virtue of a F281collaboration agreement under section 22A, the member shall have all the powers and privileges of a member of that other force.
3C
In subsection (3B), “police force” and “chief officer” have the meanings given by section 23I.
F1354
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5
In this section—
powers includes powers under any enactment, whenever passed or made;
“United Kingdom waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea;
and this section, so far as it relates to powers under any enactment, makes them exercisable throughout the United Kingdom waters whether or not the enactment applies to those waters apart from this provision.
6
This section is without prejudice to—
a
sections 98 and 99 below, and
b
any other enactment conferring powers on constables for particular purposes.
31F282 Rewards for diligence
1
The chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 may grant to members of that police force rewards for exceptional diligence or other specially meritorious conduct.
2
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis may grant to members of the metropolitan police force rewards for exceptional diligence or other specially meritorious conduct.
3
The Common Council may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, grant out of the City of London police fund to members of the City of London police force rewards for exceptional diligence or other specially meritorious conduct.
Alteration of police areas
32 Power to alter police areas by order.
1
The Secretary of State may by order make alterations in police areas in England and Wales other than the City of London police area.
2
The alterations that may be made by an order under this section include alterations that result in a reduction or an increase in the number of police areas, but not alterations that result in the abolition of the metropolitan police district.
3
The Secretary of State shall not exercise his power under this section to make alterations unless either—
a
b
it appears to him to be expedient to make the alterations in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness.
4
The Secretary of State shall exercise his power to make orders under this section in such a way as to ensure that F373no police area falls partly in England and partly in Walesand that none of the following areas—
a
a county in which there are no district councils,
b
a district in any other county,
c
a county borough in Wales, and
d
a London borough,
is divided between two or more police areas.
F205
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33 Objections to alterations proposed by Secretary of State.
1
Before making an order under section 32 by virtue of subsection (3)(b) of that section, the Secretary of State shall give notice of his proposal to—
b
the council of every county, district, county borough or London borough wholly or partly within any area (other than the metropolitan police district) that he proposes to alter,
F22bb
the Greater London Authority, if he proposes to alter the metropolitan police district,
c
the council of every London borough, county or district all or part of which would under the proposal be brought into or left out of the metropolitan police district, and
d
such other persons as he considers appropriate.
2
A notice under subsection (1) shall—
a
specify the proposed alterations and describe the general nature of any related provisions proposed to be included in the order,
b
set out the Secretary of State’s reasons for proposing the alterations, and
c
specify a date before which any objections to the proposals are to be delivered to the Secretary of State.
3
The date specified under subsection (2)(c) shall fall after the end of the period of four months beginning with the date of the notice.
4
Where objections have been duly delivered to the Secretary of State by a person notified under subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall before making the order under section 32—
a
consider the objections, and
b
give to that person a further notice stating whether he accepts the objections and, if he does not, giving his reasons.
5
Where the Secretary of State has given a notice under subsection (1) specifying proposed alterations, the provisions of an order making the alterations may be inconsistent with the notice so far as it describes the general nature of the provisions, and may contain provisions not referred to in the notice.
34 Orders altering police areas: supplementary provisions.
1
The power to make orders under section 32 includes power to make such supplementary and transitional provision as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient, including—
F377a
provision as to who is to be a police and crime commissioner;
b
provision for the transfer of property, rights and liabilities;
c
provision for the transfer of members of police forces and other persons;
d
provision as to pending legal proceedings.
F3751A
Provision falling within subsection (1)(a) includes, in particular—
a
provision for the police and crime commissioner for a police area affected by the order to become the police and crime commissioner for a police area resulting from the order;
b
provision for the holding of an election for the police and crime commissioner for any police area resulting from the order.
2
Without prejudice to subsection (1), the power to make orders under section 32 includes power—
a
b
to amend any other enactment, and any instrument made under any enactment, where the amendment is consequential on any provision of the order F379and
c
to apply (with or without modification) any provision of, or made under, Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
F3762A
An order under section 32 which includes provision within subsection (1A)(b) may, in particular require the election in question to be held before the alteration of police areas takes effect.
3
No order shall be made under section 32 by virtue of subsection (3)(b) of that section unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
4
An order to which subsection (3) applies, and which would apart from this subsection be treated for the purposes of the standing orders of either House of Parliament as a hybrid instrument, shall proceed in that House as if it were not such an instrument.
5
A statutory instrument containing an order made under section 32 by virtue of subsection (3)(a) of that section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Supplemental
35 The Scilly Isles.
For the purposes of the application of this Part to the Isles of Scilly—
a
the Isles shall be treated as if they were a county, and
b
references to the council of a county shall be construed as references to the Council of the Isles.
Part II Central Supervision, Direction and Facilities
Functions of Secretary of State
36 General duty of Secretary of State.
1
The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under the provisions of this Act referred to in subsection (2) in such manner and to such extent as appears to him to be best calculated to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the police.
2
The provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection (1) are—
a
Part I;
b
this Part;
c
Part III (other than sections 61 and 62);
d
in Chapter II of Part IV, F163sections 84 and 85 and Schedule 6; and
e
in Part V, section 95.
F12736A National Policing Plan
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F12837 Setting of objectives for police authorities.
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37AF380The strategic policing requirement
1
The Secretary of State must, from time to time, issue a document (the “strategic policing requirement”) which sets out what, in the Secretary of State's view, are—
a
national threats at the time the document is issued, and
b
appropriate national policing capabilities to counter those national threats.
2
A chief officer of police must, in exercising the functions of chief officer, have regard to the strategic policing requirement.
3
Before issuing the strategic policing requirement, the Secretary of State—
a
must obtain the advice of—
i
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of chief officers of police, and
ii
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of local policing bodies, and
b
must consult such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
4
The strategic policing requirement need not set out a national threat (in particular) if, in the Secretary of State's view, countering the threat would involve police forces other than England and Wales police forces (and only those other police forces).
5
References in this section to national policing capabilities to counter a threat are references to the ability of all England and Wales police forces—
a
to exercise one or more functions to counter that threat,
b
to exercise one or more functions in one or more particular ways to counter that threat, or
c
to exercise one or more functions in accordance with common operational standards to counter that threat.
6
In this section—
“England and Wales police force” means—
- a
a police force maintained under section 2,
- b
the metropolitan police force, and
- c
the City of London police force;
- a
“national threat” means a threat (whether actual or prospective) which is—
- a
a threat to national security, public safety, public order or public confidence that is of such gravity as to be of national importance, or
- b
a threat which can be countered effectively or efficiently only by national policing capabilities to counter the threat.
- a
F45338 Setting of performance targets.
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F28339 Codes of practice.
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39AF34 Codes of practice for chief officers
1
If the Secretary of State considers it necessary to do so for the purpose of promoting the efficiency and effectiveness generally of the police forces maintained for police areas in England and Wales, he may issue codes of practice relating to the discharge of their functions by the chief officers of police of those forces.
2
The Secretary of State may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a code of practice issued under this section.
F2843
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4
Before F285issuing or revising such a code, the Secretary of State shall consult with—
F286a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council;
F136b
the Association of Chief Police Officers; and
c
such other persons as F287the Secretary of State thinks fit.
5
The Secretary of State shall lay any code of practice issued by him under this section, and any revision of any such code, before Parliament.
6
The Secretary of State shall not be required by subsection (5) to lay before Parliament, or may exclude from what he does so lay, anything the publication of which, in his opinion—
a
would be against the interests of national security;
b
could prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders; or
c
could jeopardise the safety of any person.
7
In discharging any function to which a code of practice under this section relates, a chief officer of police shall have regard to the code.
40F131 Power to give directions in relation to police force
1
Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the whole or any part of a police force is failing to discharge any of its functions in an effective manner, whether generally or in particular respects, he may direct the F288local policing body responsible for maintaining the force to take specified measures for the purpose of remedying the failure.
2
Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the whole or a part of a police force will fail to discharge any of its functions in an effective manner, whether generally or in particular respects, unless remedial measures are taken, he may direct the F288local policing body responsible for maintaining the force to take specified measures in order to prevent such a failure occurring.
3
The measures that may be specified in a direction under subsection (1) or (2) include the submission to the Secretary of State of an action plan setting out the measures which the person or persons submitting the plan propose to take for the purpose of remedying the failure in question or (as the case may be) preventing such a failure occurring.
4
The Secretary of State shall not give a direction under this section in relation to any police force unless—
a
the F288local policing body responsible for maintaining the force and the chief officer of police of that force have each been given such information about the Secretary of State's grounds for proposing to give that direction as he considers appropriate for enabling them to make representations or proposals under the following paragraphs of this subsection;
b
that F288local policing body and chief officer have each been given an opportunity of making representations about those grounds;
c
that F288local policing body and chief officer have each had an opportunity of making proposals for the taking of remedial measures that would make the giving of the direction unnecessary; and
d
the Secretary of State has considered any such representations and any such proposals.
5
Subsection (4) does not apply if the Secretary of State is satisfied that—
a
the F288local policing body responsible for maintaining the force and the chief officer of police of that force have already been made aware of the matters constituting the Secretary of State's grounds for proposing to give a direction under this section;
b
the information they had about those matters was sufficient to enable them to identify remedial measures that would have made the giving of the direction unnecessary; and
c
they have each had a reasonable opportunity to take such measures.
6
The Secretary of State shall not give a direction under this section unless Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary has been given—
a
the same information about the grounds for proposing to give that direction as is required to be given under subsection (4)(a) (or would be so required but for subsection (5)); and
b
an opportunity of making written observations about those grounds.
The Secretary of State shall publish any such observations in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
7
A F288local policing body that is given a direction under this section shall comply with it.
40APower to give directions in relation to F289local policing body
1
2
Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a F289local policing body will fail to discharge any of its functions in an effective manner, whether generally or in particular respects, unless remedial measures are taken, he may direct the F289local policing body to take specified measures in order to prevent such a failure occurring.
3
The measures that may be specified in a direction under subsection (1) or (2) include the submission to the Secretary of State of an action plan setting out the measures which F290the local policing body submitting the plan proposes to take for the purpose of remedying the failure in question or (as the case may be) preventing such a failure occurring.
4
The Secretary of State shall not give a direction under this section in relation to a F289local policing body unless—
a
the F289local policing body has been given such information about the Secretary of State's grounds for proposing to give that direction as he considers appropriate for enabling it to make representations or proposals under the following paragraphs of this subsection;
b
the F289local policing body has been given an opportunity of making representations about those grounds;
c
the F289local policing body has had an opportunity of making proposals for the taking of remedial measures that would make the giving of the direction unnecessary; and
d
the Secretary of State has considered any such representations and any such proposals.
5
Subsection (4) does not apply if the Secretary of State is satisfied that—
a
the F289local policing body has already been made aware of the matters constituting the Secretary of State's grounds for proposing to give a direction under this section;
b
the information F290the local policing body had about those matters was sufficient to enable it to identify remedial measures that would have made the giving of the direction unnecessary; and
c
F290the local policing body has had a reasonable opportunity to take such measures.
6
The Secretary of State shall not give a direction under this section unless Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary has been given—
a
the same information about the grounds for proposing to give that direction as is required to be given under subsection (4)(a) (or would be so required but for subsection (5)); and
b
an opportunity of making written observations about those grounds.
The Secretary of State shall publish any such observations in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
7
A F289local policing body that is given a direction under this section shall comply with it.
8
Nothing in this section or in section 40 prevents the Secretary of State from exercising (whether in relation to the same matter or different matters or at the same time or at different times) both his powers under this section and his powers under section 40.
40BProcedure for directions under section 40 or 40A
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision as to the procedure to be followed in cases where—
a
a proposal is made for the giving of a direction under section 40;
b
a proposal is made for the giving of a direction under section 40A.
2
Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with—
F291a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council;
b
the Association of Chief Police Officers; and
c
such other persons as he thinks fit.
3
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
4
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.
5
On giving a direction under section 40 or section 40A to a F370local policing body, the Secretary of State shall notify the chief officer of police of the force in question that he has given that direction.
6
Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 40 or section 40A he shall lay before Parliament—
a
a copy of the direction; and
b
a report about it.
7
A report under F176subsection (6)—
a
shall be prepared at such time as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and
b
may relate to more than one direction.
41 Directions as to minimum budget.
1
The power of the Secretary of State to give directions under section 40 F137or 40A to a F455a police and crime commissioner shall include power to direct F456the commissioner that the amount of F457the commissioner'sF205council tax requirement (under section 42A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992) or budget requirement (under section 43 of that Act) for any financial year shall not be less than an amount specified in the direction.
F4541A
But the Secretary of State may not give a direction to the police and crime commissioner for a police area by virtue of subsection (1) unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is necessary to give the direction in order to prevent the safety of people in that police area from being put at risk.
2
3
A direction shall not be given by virtue of subsection (1) in relation to a financial year at any time after the end of the preceding December.
4
F13841A Power to give directions as to action plans
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F13941B Procedure for directions under section 41A
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42F292Metropolitan police: suspension or removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner
F371F2931
The Secretary of State may require the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to exercise the power under section 48 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (the “2011 Act”) to call upon the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, to retire or resign.
1A
The Secretary of State may also require the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to exercise the power under section 48 of the 2011 Act to suspend the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, if the Secretary of State considers that it is necessary for the maintenance of public confidence in the metropolitan police force for that police officer to be suspended.
2
F297Before requiring the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to exercise its power to call upon the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, to retire or resign, the Secretary of State shall—
a
give the officer concerned a notice in writing—
i
informing him of the Secretary of State’s intention to require the exercise of that power; and
ii
explaining the Secretary of State’s grounds for requiring the exercise of that power; and
b
give that officer an opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State.
2A
Where the Secretary of State gives a notice under subsection (2)(a), he shall send a copy of the F298notice to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime.
2B
The Secretary of State shall consider any representations made to him under subsection (2).
3
F86Where the Secretary of State proposes to require the exercise of a power mentioned in subsection (1), he shall, appoint one or more persons (one at least of whom shall be a person who is not an officer of police or of a Government department) to hold an inquiry and report to him and shall consider any report made under this subsection.
F853A
At an inquiry held under subsection (3)—
a
the Commissioner F299or Deputy Commissioner shall be entitled, in accordance with any regulations under section 42A, to make representations to the inquiry;
b
the F300Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime shall be entitled, in accordance with any regulations made under section 42A, to make representations to the inquiry.
3B
The entitlement of the Commissioner F294or Deputy Commissioner to make representations shall include the entitlement to make them in person.
4
F2954A
If the Secretary of State exercises the power conferred by subsection (1) to require the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to call upon the Commissioner to retire or resign—
a
the requirement of section 48(1) of the 2011 Act to obtain the Secretary of State's consent does not apply, and
b
section 48(5) of the 2011 Act does not apply.
4B
In this section “the Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and “the Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
F2964C
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F875
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42AF35 Procedure in relation to F460 exercise of powers under section 42
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to the procedure to be followed in the exercise of any power conferred or duty imposed by section F303... 42.
2
Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with—
F302a
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
b
the Association of Chief Police Officers; and
c
such other persons as he thinks fit.
3
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
4
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F30443 Reports from police authorities.
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44F218Provision of information by chief officers of police
1
The Secretary of State may require a chief officer of police of any police force to provide the Secretary of State with information on such matters as may be specified in the requirement, being matters connected with—
a
the policing of the police area for which that police force is maintained, or
b
the discharge of the national or international functions of that police force.
2
A requirement under subsection (1) may, in particular, specify information in the form of statistical data, being data connected with—
a
the policing of that police area, or
b
the discharge of the national or international functions of the police force for that area.
3
A requirement under subsection (1) may specify the form in which information is to be provided.
4
The Secretary of State may require a chief officer to publish, in such manner as appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate, information provided in accordance with a requirement under subsection (1).
5
The Secretary of State may cause a consolidated and classified abstract of any information in the form of statistical data that is provided in accordance with subsection (1) to be prepared and laid before Parliament.
F21845 Criminal statistics.
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46 Police grant.
1
Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Secretary of State shall for each financial year make grants for police purposes to—
F462a
police and crime commissioners,
F462aa
the Common Council, and
b
the F24Greater London Authority;
F461and in those provisions a reference to a grant recipient is a reference to a police and crime commissioner, the Common Council or the Greater London Authority.
2
For each financial year the Secretary of State shall with the approval of the Treasury determine—
a
the aggregate amount of grants to be made under this section, and
b
the amount of the grant to be made to each F463grant recipient;
and any determination may be varied by further determinations under this subsection.
3
The Secretary of State shall prepare a report setting out any determination under subsection (2), and stating the considerations which he took into account in making the determination.
4
In determining the allocation among F464grant recipients of the whole or any part of the aggregate amount of grants, the Secretary of State may exercise his discretion by applying such formulae or other rules as he considers appropriate.
5
The considerations which the Secretary of State takes into account in making a determination under subsection (2), and the formulae and other rules referred to in subsection (4), may be different for F465different grant recipients or different classes of grant recipient.
6
A copy of every report prepared under subsection (3) shall be laid before the House of Commons, and no payment of grant shall be made unless the report setting out the determination of its amount has been approved by resolution of that House.
7
A grant to a F466grant recipient under this section shall be paid at such time, or in instalments of such amounts and at such times, as the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury determine; and any such time may fall within or after the financial year concerned.
F257A
8
Where in consequence of a further determination under subsection (2) the amount of F467a grant recipient's grant is less than the amount already paid to it for the year concerned, a sum equal to the difference shall be paid by F468the grant recipient to the Secretary of State on such day as he may specify; but no sum shall be payable by F469a grant recipient under this subsection unless the report setting out the further determination has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons.
F269
Where the Greater London Authority is required to pay a sum under subsection (8) above, the Mayor of London may direct the F305Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime to pay an amount not exceeding that sum to the Greater London Authority on such day as he may specify in the direction.
47 Grants for capital expenditure.
1
The Secretary of State may make grants in respect of capital expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) for police purposes F308by local policing bodies.
2
Grants under this section may be made either unconditionally or subject to conditions.
3
The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under this section only with the approval of the Treasury.
F274
Any grant F309under subsection (1) in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime shall be paid to the Greater London Authority.
5
48 Grants for expenditure on safeguarding national security.
1
The Secretary of State may make grants in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) for police purposes F312by local policing bodies in connection with safeguarding national security.
2
Grants under this section may be made either unconditionally or subject to conditions.
3
The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under this section only with the approval of the Treasury.
F284
Any grant F313under subsection (1) in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime shall be paid to the Greater London Authority.
5
F9349 Local inquiries.
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I150 Regulations for police forces.
1
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may make regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of police forces.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may make provision with respect to—
a
the ranks to be held by members of police forces;
b
the qualifications for appointment and promotion of members of police forces;
c
periods of service on probation;
d
voluntary retirement of members of police forces;
e
the conduct, efficiency and effectiveness of members of police forces and the maintenance of discipline;
f
the suspension of members of a police force from membership of that force and from their office as constable;
g
the maintenance of personal records of members of police forces;
h
the duties which are or are not to be performed by members of police forces;
i
the treatment as occasions of police duty of attendance at meetings of the Police Federations and of any body recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 64;
j
the hours of duty, leave, pay and allowances of members of police forces; and
k
the issue, use and return of police clothing, personal equipment and accoutrements.
F2072A
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) or (2), regulations under this section may make provision with respect to the procedures to be followed by police and crime commissioners, or the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, in exercising—
a
powers of suspension, or
b
powers of removal,
(whether, in the case of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, on their own initiative or in compliance with a requirement imposed by the Secretary of State).
2B
In subsection (2A)—
“power of removal” means—
- a
the power conferred on police and crime commissioners by section 38(3) of the 2011 Act to require chief constables to retire or resign;
- b
the power conferred on the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime by section 48(3) of the 2011 Act to require the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to retire or resign;
- a
“power of suspension” means—
- a
the power conferred on police and crime commissioners by section 38(2) of the 2011 Act to suspend chief constables;
- b
the power conferred on the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime by section 48(1) of the 2011 Act to suspend the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
- a
and for this purpose “2011 Act” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
F1643
Without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section shall—
a
establish, or
b
make provision for the establishment of,
procedures for the taking of disciplinary proceedings in respect of the conduct, efficiency and effectiveness of members of police forces, including procedures for cases in which such persons may be dealt with by dismissal.
4
In relation to any matter as to which provision may be made by regulations under this section, the regulations mayF165... —
a
authorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the Secretary of State, F316local policing bodies, chief officers of police or other persons, or
b
authorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on that person by or under the regulations.
5
Regulations under this section for regulating pay and allowances may be made with retrospective effect to any date specified in the regulations, but nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorising pay or allowances payable to any person to be reduced retrospectively.
6
Regulations under this section as to conditions of service shall secure that appointments for fixed terms are not made except where the person appointed holds the rank of superintendent or a higher rank.
F2036A
Without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section may make provision with respect to—
a
steps to be taken in connection with the appointment of senior officers;
b
payments to senior officers who cease to hold office before the end of a fixed term appointment.
6B
In subsection (6A) “senior officer” means—
a
a member of a police force holding a rank above that of chief superintendent;
b
the Commissioner of Police for the City of London.
7
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
8
Any statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
51 Regulations for special constables.
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of special constables.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may make provision with respect to—
a
the qualifications for appointment of special constables;
b
the retirement of special constables;
F29ba
the conduct F166, efficiency and effectiveness of special constables and the maintenance of discipline;
c
the suspension of special constables from their office as constable;
d
the allowances payable to special constables; and
e
the application to special constables, subject to such modifications as may be prescribed by the regulations, of any provisions made by or under any enactment relating to the pensions payable to or in respect of members of police forces.
F1672A
Without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section shall—
a
establish, or
b
make provision for the establishment of,
procedures for the taking of disciplinary proceedings in respect of the conduct, efficiency and effectiveness of special constables, including procedures for cases in which such persons may be dealt with by dismissal.
3
If regulations under this section provide for the calculation of any pension payable to or in respect of special constables by reference to a scale of notional remuneration specified in the regulations, regulations under this section increasing any such notional remuneration may be made with retrospective effect to any date specified in the regulations.
F303A
In relation to any matter as to which provision may be made by regulations under this section, the regulations may—
a
authorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the Secretary of State, F317local policing bodies, chief officers of police or other persons, or
b
authorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on that person by or under the regulations.
4
Subsections (7) and (8) of section 50 shall apply to regulations under this section.
52 Regulations for police cadets.
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of police cadets.
F311A
In relation to any matter as to which provision may be made by regulations under this section, the regulations may—
a
authorise or require provision to be made by, or confer discretionary powers on, the Secretary of State, F318local policing bodies, chief officers of police or other persons, or
b
authorise or require the delegation by any person of functions conferred on that person by or under the regulations.
2
Subsections (5), (7) and (8) of section 50 shall apply to regulations under this section.
C1853 Regulations as to standard F319and provision of equipment.
F321
The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring equipment provided or used for police purposes to satisfy such requirements as to design and performance as may be prescribed in the regulations.
F331A
The Secretary of State may by regulations make any or all of the following provisions—
a
provision requiring F179one or more police forces, when using equipment for the purposes specified in the regulations to use only—
i
the equipment which is specified in the regulations;
ii
equipment which is of a description so specified; or
iii
equipment which is of a type approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with the regulations;
b
provision requiring F180one or more police forces to keep available for use the equipment falling within paragraph (a)(i) to (iii) which is specified or described in, or approved in accordance with, the regulations;
c
provision prohibiting F181one or more police forces from using equipment of a type approved as mentioned in paragraph (a)(iii) except—
i
where the conditions subject to which the approval was given are satisfied; and
ii
in accordance with the other terms of that approval;
d
provision requiring equipment used by F184one or more police forces to comply, in the case of all police forces, with such conditions as may be specified in the regulations, or as may be approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with the regulations;
e
provision prohibiting F182one or more police forces from using equipment specified in the regulations, or any equipment of a description so specified.
F3201AA
The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision about the arrangements which must be, may be, or must not be, used for the provision of equipment for use for police purposes.
1AB
The regulations may, in particular—
a
make provision about the nature or terms of such arrangements, or
b
prescribe arrangements which may be, or must be, used.
1B
2
Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with—
F321a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council;
b
the Association of Chief Police Officers; and
c
such other persons as he thinks fit.
2A
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
2B
A statutory instrument containing any regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
2C
In this section “equipment” includes—
F178za
software;
a
vehicles; and
b
headgear and protective and other clothing.
53AF36 Regulation of procedures and practices
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring F185one or more police forces—
a
to adopt particular procedures or practices; or
b
to adopt procedures or practices of a particular description.
2
Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall seek advice from—
a
the chief inspector of constabulary; and
F470b
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Before seeking advice under subsection (2) the Secretary of State shall consult about his proposal to do so with—
F323a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council;
b
the Association of Chief Police Officers.
4
A request for the purposes of subsection (2) may specify a period within which the requested advice is to be provided; and, if a period is so specified, the requested advice must be provided within it.
F4715
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6
The Secretary of State shall not make any regulations under this section requiring the adoption of any procedure or practice unless—
F472a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
the advice of the chief inspector of constabulary states that that inspector is satisfied as to the matters mentioned in subsection (7); and
c
the Secretary of State himself is satisfied as to those matters.
7
Those matters are—
a
that the adoption of that procedure or practice is necessary in order to F186—
i
promote the efficiency and effectiveness of a police force, or
ii
facilitate the carrying out by members of any two or more police forces of joint or co-ordinated operations;
b
that the making of regulations is necessary for securing the adoption of that procedure or practice; and
c
that securing the adoption of that procedure or practice is in the national interest.
8
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
9
A statutory instrument containing the first regulations to be made under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.
10
A statutory instrument containing any other regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Inspectors of constabulary
C1C29C3454 Appointment and functions of inspectors of constabulary.
1
Her Majesty may appoint such number of inspectors (to be known as Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine, and of the persons so appointed one may be appointed as chief inspector of constabulary.
2
F4732A
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F952B
The Secretary of State may at any time require the inspectors of constabulary to carry out an inspection under this section of a police force maintained for any police area; and a requirement under this subsection may include a requirement for the inspection to be confined to a particular part of the force in question, to particular matters or to particular activities of that force.
F3252BA
The local policing body for a police area may at any time request the inspectors of constabulary to carry out an inspection under this section of a police force maintained for that police area; and a request under this subsection may include a request for the inspection to be confined to a particular part of the force in question, to particular matters or to particular activities of that force.
2BB
Where a local policing body requests the inspectors to carry out an inspection under subsection (2BA), the body must pay to the inspectors such reasonable costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with the inspection as the inspectors may require.
F3262C
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C35F812D
It shall be the duty of the chief inspector of constabulary—
a
to enter into arrangements with the Independent Police Complaints Commission for the purpose of securing cooperation, in the carrying out of their respective functions, between the inspectors of constabulary and that Commission; and
b
to ensure that inspectors of constabulary provide that Commission with all such assistance and co-operation as may be required by those arrangements or as otherwise appears to the chief inspector to be appropriate for facilitating the carrying out by that Commission of its functions.
3
The inspectors of constabulary shall carry out such other duties for the purpose of furthering police efficiency and effectiveness as the Secretary of State may from time to time direct.
F2043A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
F3244A
A report under subsection (4) must include the chief inspector's assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing in England and Wales for the year in respect of which the report is prepared.
5
The inspectors of constabulary shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
F1406
Schedule 4A (which makes further provision about the inspectors of constabulary) has effect.
C19C29C3455 Publication of reports.
F3311
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.
F3302
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.
F3302A
The inspectors must disclose to the Secretary of State anything excluded from publication by virtue of subsection (2).
F3323
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
5
The F335local 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 F336body has to the comments submitted by the chief officer of police,
to be published in such manner as appears to the F336body to be appropriate.
6
F977
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F3388
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C29C32C3456 Assistant inspectors and staff officers.
1
The Secretary of State may appoint assistant inspectors of constabulary.
2
Members of a police force may be appointed by the Secretary of State to be assistant inspectors of constabulary or to be staff officers to the inspectors of constabulary.
3
Persons appointed under this section shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
Central services
57 Common services.
1
The Secretary of State may provide and maintain, or may contribute to the provision or maintenance of, such organisations, facilities and services as he considers necessary or expedient for promoting the efficiency or effectiveness of the police.
F1601A
The power conferred by subsection (1) includes power to give financial assistance to any person in connection with the provision or maintenance of such organisations, facilities and services as are mentioned in that subsection.
1B
Financial assistance under subsection (1)—
a
may, in particular, be given in the form of a grant, loan or guarantee or investment in a body corporate; and
b
may be given subject to terms and conditions determined by the Secretary of State;
but any financial assistance under that subsection other than a grant requires the consent of the Treasury.
1C
Terms and conditions imposed under subsection (1B)(b) may include terms and conditions as to repayment with or without interest.
1D
Any sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of terms and conditions imposed under that subsection are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
2
Charges may be made for the use of facilities and services provided by the Secretary of State (or by organisations provided or maintained by him) under subsection (1).
3
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for requiring F187one or more police forces to use specified facilities or services, or facilities or services of a specified description, (whether or not provided under subsection (1)) if he considers that it would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of the police for them to do so.
F393A
Regulations under this section relating to all police forces may also require the F531National Crime Agency to use the specified facilities or services, or the facilities or services of a specified description, if the Secretary of State considers that it would be in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of the F98Agency for the Agency to do so.
4
Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult—
F339a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners,
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime,
ab
the Common Council,
b
the Association of Chief Police Officers; and
F4745
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4746
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58 Research.
The Secretary of State may set up such bodies and take such other steps as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of undertaking research into matters affecting the efficiency or effectiveness of the police.
Part III Police Representative Institutions
C259 Police Federations.
1
There shall continue to be a Police Federation for England and Wales and a Police Federation for Scotland for the purpose of representing members of the police forces in those countries respectively in all matters affecting their welfare and efficiency, except for—
a
questions of promotion affecting individuals, and
b
(subject to subsection (2)) questions of discipline affecting individuals.
2
A Police Federation may represent a member of a police force at any proceedings brought under regulations made in accordance with section 50(3) above or F492under section 48 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 in so far as relating to the matters described in section 52 of that Act, or on an appeal from any such proceedings.
3
Except on an appeal to a police appeals tribunal or as F172provided in regulations made in accordance with section 84, a member of a police force may only be represented under subsection (2) by another member of a police force.
4
The Police Federations shall act through local and central representative bodies.
5
The Police Federations and every branch of a Federation shall be entirely independent of, and subject to subsection (6) unassociated with, any body or person outside the police service, but may employ persons outside the police service in an administrative or advisory capacity.
6
The Secretary of State—
a
may authorise a Police Federation or a branch of a Federation to be associated with a person or body outside the police service in such cases and manner, and subject to such conditions and restrictions, as he may specify, and
b
may vary or withdraw an authorisation previously given;
and anything for the time being so authorised shall not be precluded by subsection (5).
7
This section applies to police cadets as it applies to members of police forces, and references to the police service shall be construed accordingly.
F5337A
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F1008
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C360 Regulations for Police Federations.
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
a
prescribe the constitution and proceedings of the Police Federations, or
b
authorise the Federations to make rules concerning such matters relating to their constitution and proceedings as may be specified in the regulations.
2
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may make provision—
a
with respect to the membership of the Federations;
b
with respect to the raising of funds by the Federations by voluntary subscription and the use and management of funds derived from such subscriptions;
c
d
e
for modifying any regulations under the M3Police Pensions Act 1976, section 50 above or section F49148 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 in relation to any member of a police force who is the secretary or an officer of a Police Federation and for requiring the appropriate Federation to make contributions in respect of the pay, pension or allowances payable to or in respect of any such person.
F1012A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Regulations under this section may contain such supplementary and transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate, including provisions adapting references in any enactment (including this Act) to committees or other bodies of the Federations.
4
Before making any regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall consult the three Central Committees of the Police Federation to which the regulations will relate, sitting together as a Joint Committee.
5
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
6
This section applies to police cadets as it applies to members of police forces.
F49360ASections 59 and 60: special provision for the Scottish Police Services Authority and the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
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61 The Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom.
1
There shall continue to be a Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom for the consideration by persons representing the interests of—
a
F102aa
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
the persons who are members of those police forces or of F41the Police Service or are police cadets,
F103ba
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F534bb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c
the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, F42. . .
F494ca
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F496cb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F497cc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F495cd
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e
the Scottish Ministers,F196and
f
the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland,
of questions relating to hours of duty, leave, pay and allowances, pensions or the issue, use and return of police clothing, personal equipment and accoutrements.
2
3
Subject to subsection (2), the Board shall continue to be constituted in accordance with such arrangements, made after consultations between the Secretary of State and organisations representing the interests of the persons referred to in paragraphs F45(a), (b), (c) F199, (e) and (f) of subsection (1), as appear to the Secretary of State to be satisfactory.
4
The Secretary of State may—
a
pay to the Chairman and to any deputy chairman or chairmen of the Board such fees as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine, and
b
defray any expenses incurred by the Board.
F465
The Scottish Ministers may make payments towards the expenses incurred by the Board in relation to the exercise by it of its function in or as regards Scotland.
F4986
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1957
The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may make payments towards the expenses incurred by the Board in relation to the exercise by it of its function in or as regards Northern Ireland.
62 Functions of the Board with respect to regulations.
1
Before making—
a
regulations under section 50 or 52;
F104aa
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F105ab
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F47b
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F202c
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F536d
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
with respect to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), the Secretary of State shall take into consideration any recommendation made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and shall supply the Board with a draft of the regulations.
F2001ZA
Before making regulations under section 25 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 with respect to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland shall take into consideration any recommendation made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and shall supply the Board with a draft of the regulations.
F5291A
Before making
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with respect to any of the matters mentioned in section 61(1) (other than pensions), the Scottish Ministers shall take into consideration any recommendation made by the Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom and shall supply the Board with a draft of the regulations F525or order.
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The arrangements referred to in section 61(3) shall regulate the procedure for reaching agreement on a recommendation to be made by the Board for the purposes of F141subsection (1), F535or (1A) above F499... and shall include provision for arriving at such a recommendation by arbitration in such circumstances as may be determined by or under the arrangements.
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63F518Police Advisory Board for England and Wales
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The constitution and proceedings of F520the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales shall be such as the Secretary of State may determine after consulting organisations representing the interests F343of local policing bodies, of police authorities and of members of police forces and police cadets.
F1093
Before making—
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regulations under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002, F142or
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the Secretary of State shall supply the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales with a F188draft of the regulations, rules or order, and take into consideration any representations made by that Board.
64 Membership of trade unions.
1
Subject to the following provisions of this section, a member of a police force shall not be a member of any trade union, or of any association having for its objects, or one of its objects, to control or influence the pay, pensions or conditions of service of any police force.
2
Where a person was a member of a trade union before becoming a member of a police force, he may, with the consent of the chief officer of police, continue to be a member of that union during the time of his service in the police force.
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This section applies to police cadets as it applies to members of a police force, and references to a police force or to service in a police force shall be construed accordingly.
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Nothing in this section applies to membership of the Police Federations, or of any body recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section as representing members of police forces who are not members of those Federations.
Part IV Complaints, disciplinary proceedings etc.
C11C12F79...
Pt. 4 Ch. 1 repealed (1.4.2004) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), s. 108(2), Sch. 8 (with s. 26(9)(10)(28)); S.I. 2004/913, art. 2(f)(iv) (with savings in S.I. 2004/671, arts. 1(1), 2(3)(4)
Pt. 4 Ch. 1 restricted by S.I. 1985/520, reg. 11(1) (as amended (15.11.2003) by The Police (Complaints) (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2602), regs. 1(1), 8(2))
Pt. IV Ch. I continued (1.4.2004) by The Independent Police Complaints Commission (Transitional Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/671), arts. 1(1), 2(3)(4)
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Chapter II Disciplinary and other proceedings
84F168 Representation etc. at disciplinary and other proceedings
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The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision for or in connection with—
a
enabling the officer concerned or a relevant authority to be represented in proceedings conducted under regulations made in pursuance of section 50(3) or section 51(2A);
b
enabling the panel conducting such proceedings to receive advice from a relevant lawyer or another person falling within any prescribed description of persons.
2
Regulations under this section may in particular make provision—
a
specifying the circumstances in which the officer concerned or a relevant authority is entitled to be legally represented (by a relevant lawyer);
b
specifying the circumstances in which the officer concerned or a relevant authority is entitled to be represented by a person (other than a relevant lawyer) who falls within any prescribed description of persons;
c
for securing that—
i
a relevant authority may be legally represented, and
ii
the panel conducting the proceedings may receive advice from a relevant lawyer,
whether or not the officer concerned is legally represented.
3
Without prejudice to the powers conferred by this section, regulations under this section shall, in relation to cases where the officer concerned is entitled to legal or other representation, make provision—
a
for securing that the officer is notified of his right to such representation;
b
specifying when the officer is to be so notified;
c
for securing that proceedings at which the officer may be dismissed are not to take place unless the officer has been notified of his right to such representation.
4
In this section—
“the officer concerned”, in relation to proceedings within subsection (1)(a), means the member of a police force or special constable to whom the proceedings relate;
“the panel”, in relation to proceedings within subsection (1)(a), means the panel of persons, or the person, prescribed for the purpose of conducting the proceedings;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this section;
“relevant authority” means—
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where the officer concerned is a member of a police force (other than F344the chief officer of police ), or a special constable, the chief officer of police of the police force of which the officer is a member, or for which the officer is appointed as a special constable;
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where the officer concerned is F345the chief officer of police, the local policing body for the police force of which the officer is a member;
- a
“relevant lawyer” means a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience (within the meaning of that Act);
“senior officer” means a member of a police force holding a rank above that of chief superintendent.
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But in prescribed circumstances “relevant authority” also includes the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
6
Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
7
A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
8
Subsection (7) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) any regulations under this section coming into force at a time that is the earliest time at which any regulations under this section are to come into force since the commencement of paragraph 7 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.
9
A statutory instrument within subsection (8) may not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
C885 Appeals against dismissal etc.
F1691
The Secretary of State shall by rules make provision specifying the cases in which a member of a police force or a special constable may appeal to a police appeals tribunal.
2
A police appeals tribunal may, on the determination of an appeal under this section, make an order dealing with the appellant in any way in which he could have been dealt with by the person who made the decision appealed against.
C93
The Secretary of State may make rules as to the procedure on appeals to police appeals tribunals under this section.
F1704
Rules made under this section may, in particular, make provision—
a
for enabling a police appeals tribunal, in such circumstances as are specified in the rules, to determine a case without a hearing;
b
for the appellant or the respondent to be entitled, in a case where there is a hearing, to be represented—
i
by a relevant lawyer within the meaning of section 84, or
ii
by a person who falls within any description of persons prescribed by the rules;
c
for enabling a police appeals tribunal to require any person to attend a hearing to give evidence or to produce documents,
and rules made in pursuance of paragraph (c) may apply subsections (2) and (3) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 with such modifications as may be set out in the rules.
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Rules under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.
F1715
A statutory instrument containing rules under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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Subsection (5) does not apply to a statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provision) the first rules made under this section after the commencement of paragraph 8 of Schedule 22 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008: such an instrument may not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
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Schedule 6 shall have effect in relation to appeals under this section.
F8286 Admissibility of statements in subsequent proceedings.
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F17387 Guidance concerning disciplinary proceedings etc.
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The Secretary of State may issue relevant guidance to—
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local policing bodies,
b
chief officers of police,
c
other members of police forces,
d
special constables, and
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members of the civilian staff of a police force, including the metropolitan police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011).
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“Relevant guidance” is guidance as to the discharge of functions under regulations under section 50 or 51 in relation to the matters mentioned in section 50(2)(e) or 51(2)(ba).
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The Secretary of State may also issue guidance to the Independent Police Complaints Commission concerning the discharge of its functions under any regulations under section 50 F174or 51 in relation to disciplinary proceedings.
2
Nothing in this section shall authorise the issuing of any guidance about a particular case.
3
It shall be the duty of every person to whom any guidance under this section is issued to have regard to that guidance in discharging the functions to which the guidance relates.
4
A failure by a person to whom guidance under this section is issued to have regard to the guidance shall be admissible in evidence in any disciplinary proceedings or on any appeal from a decision taken in any such proceedings.
5
In this section “disciplinary proceedings” means any proceedings under any regulations under section 50 F175or 51 that are identified as disciplinary proceedings by those regulations.
C1088 Liability for wrongful acts of constables.
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The chief officer of police for a police area shall be liable in respect of F50any unlawful conduct of constables under his direction and control in the performance or purported performance of their functions in like manner as a master is liable in respect of torts committed by his servants in the course of their employment, and accordingly shall F51, in the case of a tort, be treated for all purposes as a joint tortfeasor.
C172
There shall be paid out of the police fund—
a
any damages or costs awarded against the chief officer of police in any proceedings brought against him by virtue of this section and any costs incurred by him in any such proceedings so far as not recovered by him in the proceedings; and
b
any sum required in connection with the settlement of any claim made against the chief officer of police by virtue of this section, if the settlement is approved by the F351local policing body .
C173
Any proceedings in respect of a claim made by virtue of this section shall be brought against the chief officer of police for the time being or, in the case of a vacancy in that office, against the person for the time being performing the functions of the chief officer of police; and references in subsections (1) and (2) to the chief officer of police shall be construed accordingly.
C174
A F348local policing body may, in such cases and to such extent as appear to it to be appropriate, pay out of the police fund—
a
any damages or costs awarded against a person to whom this subsection applies in proceedings for F52any unlawful conduct of that person,
b
any costs incurred and not recovered by such a person in such proceedings, and
c
any sum required in connection with the settlement of a claim that has or might have given rise to such proceedings.
C175
Subsection (4) applies to a person who is—
a
a member of the police force maintained by the F352local policing body,
b
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a special constable appointed for the F353local policing body's police area.
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This section shall have effect where, by virtue of F543Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013, a National Crime Agency officer who is neither a constable nor an employee of the F350local policing body is provided to a police force as if—
a
any unlawful conduct of his in the performance or purported performance of his functions were unlawful conduct of a constable under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that force; and
b
subsection (4) applied to him in the case of the F350local policing body maintaining that force.
F546
This section shall have effect where an international joint investigation team has been formed under the leadership of a constable who is a member of a police force as if—
a
any unlawful conduct, in the performance or purported performance of his functions as such, of any member of that team who is neither a constable nor an employee of the F349local policing body were unlawful conduct of a constable under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that force; and
b
subsection (4) applied, in the case of the F349local policing body maintaining that force, to every member of that team to whom it would not apply apart from this subsection.
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In this section “international joint investigation team” means any investigation team formed in accordance with—
a
any framework decision on joint investigation teams adopted under F381Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union (as it had effect before 1 December 2009) or under Article 87 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
b
the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, and the Protocol to that Convention, established in accordance with that Article of that Treaty; or
c
any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party and which is specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the Secretary of State.
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A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (7) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Part V Miscellaneous and General
Offences
C1389 Assaults on constables.
C20C271
Any person who assaults a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
C20C272
Any person who resists or wilfully obstructs a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both.
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This section also applies to a constable who is a member of F506the Police Service of Scotland or Northern Ireland when he is executing a warrant, or otherwise acting in England or Wales, by virtue of any enactment conferring powers on him in England and Wales.
F554
In this section references to a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty include references to any person who is neither a constable nor in the company of a constable but who—
a
is a member of an international joint investigation team that is led by a member of a police force F115...; and
b
is carrying out his functions as a member of that team.
5
In this section “international joint investigation team” means any investigation team formed in accordance with—
a
any framework decision on joint investigation teams adopted under F382Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union (as it had effect before 1 December 2009) or under Article 87 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
b
the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, and the Protocol to that Convention, established in accordance with that Article of that Treaty; or
c
any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party and which is specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the Secretary of State.
6
A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (5) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
C21C2890 Impersonation, etc.
1
Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates a member of a police force or special constable, or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is such a member or constable, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
2
Any person who, not being a constable, wears any article of police uniform in circumstances where it gives him an appearance so nearly resembling that of a member of a police force as to be calculated to deceive shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
3
Any person who, not being a member of a police force or special constable, has in his possession any article of police uniform shall, unless he proves that he obtained possession of that article lawfully and has possession of it for a lawful purpose, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
4
In this section—
a
“article of police uniform” means any article of uniform or any distinctive badge or mark or document of identification usually issued to members of police forces or special constables, or anything having the appearance of such an article, badge, mark or document,
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“special constable” means a special constable appointed for a police area.
C2591 Causing disaffection.
1
Any person who causes, or attempts to cause, or does any act calculated to cause, disaffection amongst the members of any police force, or induces or attempts to induce, or does any act calculated to induce, any member of a police force to withhold his services, shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both.
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This section applies in the case of—
a
special constables appointed for a police area,
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members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, and
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members of the British Transport Police Force,
as it applies in the case of members of a police force.
F1433
Liability under subsection (1) for any behaviour is in addition to any civil liability for that behaviour.
Miscellaneous financial provisions
92 Grants by local authorities.
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Grants under this section may be made unconditionally or, with the agreement of the chief officer of police for the police area concerned, subject to conditions.
4
This section applies to the Council of the Isles of Scilly as it applies to a county council.
93 Acceptance of gifts and loans.
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The terms on which gifts or loans are accepted under subsection (1) may include terms providing for the commercial sponsorship of any activity of the F356local policing body or of the police force maintained by it.
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94 Financing of new F476police and crime commissioners .
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Without prejudice to any other powers to borrow, a F479police and crime commissioner may borrow by way of temporary loan or overdraft from a bank or otherwise any sums which F480the commissioner may require for the purpose of meeting F481the commissioner's expenditure before the beginning of F481the commissioner's first precepting year.
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95F59The City of London police Fund.
There shall be paid out of F60. . . the City of London police fund F61. . .any expenditure incurred under this Act in respect of—
a
any special constables appointed for F60. . . the City of London police area; and
b
any police cadets appointed in relation to F60. . . the City of London police force.
Miscellaneous
96 Arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing.
1
Arrangements shall be made for each police area for obtaining—
a
the views of people in that area about matters concerning the policing of the area, and
b
and for obtaining the views of victims of crime in that area about matters concerning the policing of the area.
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Those arrangements must include, in the case of—
a
a police area listed in Schedule 1, or
b
the metropolitan police district,
arrangements for obtaining, before a police and crime plan is issued under section 5 or 6 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, the views of the people in that police area, and the views of the victims of crime in that area, on that plan.
1B
Those arrangements must include, in the case of a police area listed in Schedule 1, arrangements for obtaining, before the first precept for a financial year is issued by the police and crime commissioner under section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the views of—
a
the people in that police area, and
b
the relevant ratepayers' representatives,
on the proposals of the police and crime commissioner for expenditure (including capital expenditure) in that financial year.
1C
Those arrangements must include, in the case of the metropolitan police district, arrangements for obtaining, before the first calculations in relation to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime are made for a financial year under section 85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the views of—
a
the people in the metropolitan police district, and
b
the relevant ratepayers' representatives,
on the proposals of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime for expenditure (including capital expenditure) in that financial year.
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Arrangements under this section are to be made by the local policing body for the police area, after consulting the chief officer of police for that area.
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In subsections (1B) and (1C) “relevant ratepayers' representatives”, in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1, or the metropolitan police district, means the persons or bodies who appear to the elected local policing body for that area or district to be representative of persons subject to non-domestic rates under sections 43 and 45 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 as regards hereditaments situated in that area or district.
5B
In determining which persons or bodies are relevant ratepayers' representatives, an elected local policing body must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.
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96AF63 National and international functions of the metropolitan police F358 force and other police forces.
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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.
2
If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that F360a police force is not performing any or all of its national or international functions—
a
to the standard specified in any agreement in force under subsection (1), or
b
if no agreement is in force under that subsection in relation to the function or functions in question, to a standard which the Secretary of State considers to be satisfactory,
he may direct the F361local policing body to take such measures as may be specified in the direction.
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F362A local policing body shall comply with any directions given under subsection (2).
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F36496B National and international functions: application of requirements relating to reports etc.
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C3697 Police officers engaged on service outside their force.
1
For the purposes of this section “relevant service” means—
a
temporary service on which a person is engaged in accordance with arrangements made under section 26;
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temporary service on which a person is engaged in accordance with arrangements made under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 2 to the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30);
b
temporary service under section 56 on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
c
temporary service under the Crown in connection with the provision by the Secretary of State of—
i
such organisations and services as are described in section 57, or
ii
research or other services connected with the police,
on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
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F146cd
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F159ce
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F547cg
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F209ch
temporary service with the F523Disclosure and Barring Service on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
F507ch
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F507ci
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F548cj
temporary service as a National Crime Agency officer on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
d
temporary service as an adviser to the Secretary of State on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
e
service the expenses of which are payable under section 1(1) of the M5Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945, on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
F64ea
temporary service with the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland on which a person is engaged in accordance with arrangements made under paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998;
f
g
h
service in connection with the provision by the Secretary of State of assistance under the International Development Act 2001 on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority.
F485i
temporary service with the body known as the College of Policing on which a person is engaged with the consent of the appropriate authority;
2
3
Subject to subsections (4) to (8), a member of a police force engaged on relevant service shall be treated as if he were not a member of that force during that service; but, except where a pension, allowance or gratuity becomes payable to him out of money provided by Parliament by virtue of regulations made under the M7Police Pensions Act 1976—
a
he shall be entitled at the end of the period of relevant service to revert to his police force in the rank in which he was serving immediately before the period began, and
b
he shall be treated as if he had been serving in that force during the period of relevant service for the purposes of any scale prescribed by or under regulations made under section 50 above fixing his rate of pay by reference to his length of service.
4
In the case of relevant service to which subsection (1)(e) refers, the reference in subsection (3) to regulations made under the Police Pensions Act 1976 shall be read as including a reference to regulations made under section 1 of the M8Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945.
5
A person may, when engaged on relevant service, be promoted in his police force as if he were serving in that force; and in any such case—
a
the reference in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) to the rank in which he was serving immediately before the period of relevant service began shall be construed as a reference to the rank to which he is promoted, and
b
for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection he shall be treated as having served in that rank from the time of his promotion.
6
A member of a police force who—
a
b
while engaged on relevant service within paragraph (e) of that subsection, is dismissed from that service by the disciplinary authority established by regulations made under section 1 of the Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 or is required to resign as an alternative to dismissal, or
c
while engaged on relevant service within paragraph F68(ea) or (f) of that subsection, is dismissed from that service or is required to resign as an alternative to dismissal,
may be dealt with under regulations made in accordance with section 50(3) for anything done or omitted while he was engaged on that service as if that service had been service in his police force; and section 85 shall apply accordingly.
7
For the purposes of subsection (6) a certificate certifying that a person has been dismissed, or required to resign as an alternative to dismissal, shall be evidence of the fact so certified, if—
a
in a case within paragraph (b) of that subsection, it is given by the disciplinary authority referred to in that paragraph, or
b
in a case within paragraph (c) of that subsection, it is given by or on behalf of F69the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland or (as the case may be) the chief constable of the F70Police Service of Northern Ireland, or such other person or authority as may be designated for the purposes of this subsection by order of the Secretary of State.
8
A member of a police force engaged on relevant service within F117paragraph (aa), (b), (c), F145... F158... F551...F208, (ch) F148, (ch), (ci)F487, (d) or (i) of subsection (1 —
a
shall continue to be a constable, and
b
shall be treated for the purposes of sections 30, 59, 60, 64 and 90 as if he were a member of his police force.
C319
The Secretary of State shall be liable in respect of F71any unlawful conduct of a member of a police force engaged on relevant service within paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (1) in the performance or purported performance of his functions in like manner as a master is liable in respect of torts committed by his servants in the course of their employment, and shall in F72, in the case of a tort, be treated for all purposes as a joint tortfeasor.
F5528A
A person who is member of a police force engaged on relevant service within paragraph (cj) of subsection (1) shall be treated for the purposes of sections 59, 60 and 64 as if the person were a member of that police force.
97AF177Power to amend section 97
1
The Secretary of State may by order amend the definition of “relevant service” in section 97(1).
2
An order under this section may make transitional, consequential, incidental and supplemental provision or savings.
3
The provision that may be made under subsection (2) includes provision amending any enactment.
4
A statutory instrument containing an order under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
98 Cross-border aid of one police force by another.
1
The chief officer of police of a police force in England or Wales may, on the application of F513the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland or the chief constable of the F73Police Service of Northern Ireland, provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the Scottish force or the F73Police Service of Northern Ireland to meet any special demand on its resources.
2
F508The chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland may, on the application of the chief officer of police of a police force in England or Wales F74... the chief constable of the F73Police Service of Northern IrelandF120..., provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the English or Welsh force or the F73Police Service of Northern IrelandF120... to meet any special demand on its resources.
3
The chief constable of the F73Police Service of Northern Ireland may, on the application of the chief officer of police of a police force in England or Wales or F509the chief constable of the Police Service of ScotlandF121..., provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling the English or Welsh force or the Scottish force F121... to meet any special demand on its resources.
F1223A
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4
If it appears to the Secretary of State—
a
to be expedient in the interests of public safety or order that a police force F124...should be reinforced or should receive other assistance for the purpose of enabling it to meet any special demand on its resources, and
b
that satisfactory arrangements under subsection (1), F123(2) or (3) cannot be made, or cannot be made in time,
he may direct the chief officer of police of any police force in England or Wales, F510the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland or the chief constable of the F73Police Service of Northern IrelandF124..., as the case may be, to provide such constables or other assistance for that purpose as may be specified in the direction.
5
While a constable is provided under this section for the assistance of another police force F125... he shall, notwithstanding any enactment,—
a
b
have in any place the like powers and privileges as a member of that other force has in that place as a constable.
6
The F367local policing body maintaining a police force for which assistance is provided under this section shall pay to the F367local policing body maintaining the force from which that assistance is provided such contribution as may be agreed upon between F368those bodies or, in the absence of any such agreement, as may be provided by any agreement subsisting at the time between all F369local policing bodies generally, or, in the absence of such general agreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State.
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In this section “local policing body” includes—
a
F511the Scottish Police Authority, and
b
the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
7
In the application of this section to Scotland, any expression used in this section and in the F512Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 shall have the same meaning in this section as in that Act.
F758
“Constable”, in relation to Northern Ireland, means a police officer within the meaning of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.
E299 Jurisdiction of metropolitan police officers.
1
A member of the metropolitan police force who is assigned to the protection of any person or property in Scotland shall, in the discharge of that duty, have the powers and privileges of a constable of F517the Police Service of Scotland.
2
A member of the metropolitan police force who is assigned to the protection of any person or property in Northern Ireland shall, in the discharge of that duty, have the powers and privileges of a constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
100 Chief constables affected by police area alterations or local government reorganisations.
1
If the chief constable of a police force which ceases to exist in consequence of an order under section 32 above F151or section 58 of the Local Government Act 1972 is not appointed chief constable or other member of the successor force as from the date of transfer, he shall on that date become a member of that force (or, if there is more than one successor force, of such of them as may be provided by or under the order) by virtue of this section.
2
While a person is a member of a police force by virtue only of this section he shall hold the rank of assistant chief constable but shall be treated for the purposes of his pay, pension and other conditions of service as if he had continued to be chief constable of the force which ceased to exist, subject however to section 10(1).
3
A chief constable who becomes a member of a police force by virtue of this section shall, subject to regulations under section 50, cease to be a member of that force at the end of three months unless he has then accepted and taken up an appointment in that force.
4
If a chief constable was appointed for a term which expires within three months of his becoming a member of a police force by virtue of this section, subsection (3) shall have effect as if the reference to three months were a reference to that term.
5
Where—
a
the chief constable of a police force is engaged for a period of relevant service within paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of section 97(1), and
b
before the end of that period that force ceases to exist as mentioned in subsection (1) above,
subsection (1) shall apply to the chief constable as if he were still the chief constable of that force, but with the substitution for references to the date of transfer of references to the end of the said period.
6
In this section—
a
“successor force”, in relation to a police force which ceases to exist in consequence of an order, means a force to which members of that police force are transferred by virtue of the order; and
b
“date of transfer” means the date as from which those members are so transferred.
Supplemental
E3C26101 Interpretation.
1
Except where the context otherwise requires, in this Act—
F149“the Association of Chief Police Officers” means the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;
F89F76“British Transport Police Force” means the constables appointed under section 53 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c. xxix);“chief officer of police” means—
- a
in relation to a police force maintained under section 2, the chief constable,
- b
in relation to the metropolitan police force, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
- c
in relation to the City of London police force, the Commissioner of Police for the City of London ;
- a
“City of London police area” means the City of London as defined for the purposes of the Acts relating to the City of London police force;
F388“Common Council” means the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police authority for the City of London police area;
“elected local policing body” means—
- a
a police and crime commissioner;
- b
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
- a
“local policing body” means—
- a
a police and crime commissioner (in relation to a police area listed in Schedule 1);
- b
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (in relation to the metropolitan police district);
- c
the Common Council (in relation to the City of London police area);
- a
“Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime” means the body established under section 3 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
“metropolitan police district” means that district as defined in section 76 of the M9London Government Act 1963;
F389“national or international functions” means functions relating to—
- a
the protection of prominent persons or their residences,
- b
national security,
- c
counter-terrorism, or
- d
the provision of services for any other national or international purpose;
- a
“police and crime commissioner” means a body established under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
“police area” means a police area provided for by section 1;
F390...
“police force” means a force maintained by a F391local policing body;
“police fund” means—
- a
F392in relation to a police area for which there is an elected local policing body, the fund kept by that body under section 21 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
- b
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- c
in relation to the City of London police force, the fund out of which the expenses of that force are paid.
- a
2
In this Act “police purposes”, in relation to a police area, includes the purposes of—
a
special constables appointed for that area,
b
police cadets undergoing training with a view to becoming members of the police force maintained for that area, and
c
civilians employed for the purposes of that force or of any such special constables or cadets.
F3933
References in this Act to the staff of a police and crime commissioner, or to the staff of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, have the same meaning as in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.
102 Orders, rules and regulations.
Any power of the Secretary of State to make orders, rules or regulations under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
E4103 Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals, etc.
1
The enactments mentioned in Schedule 7 shall be amended as provided in that Schedule.
2
Schedule 8 (which contains transitional and transitory provisions, savings etc.) shall have effect.
3
The enactments mentioned in Parts I and II of Schedule 9 are repealed, and the instruments mentioned in Part III of that Schedule are revoked, to the extent specified in the third column of the Schedule.
104 Commencement.
1
Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
P12
The following provisions of this Act—
section 50(3),
Part IV (including Schedules 5 and 6) other than section 88,
paragraphs 43, 45 and 46 of Schedule 7,
paragraph 12 of Schedule 8, and
Part II of Schedule 9,
shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
3
An order under this section may appoint different days for different purposes or different areas.
4
The power to make orders under this section includes power to make such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.
5
Where an order under this section contains provisions made by virtue of subsection (4), the statutory instrument containing that order shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
105 Extent.
1
Except as provided by subsections (2) to (5), this Act extends to England and Wales only.
2
The following provisions of this Act extend to Scotland (and in the case of section 99(1) to Scotland only)—
3
The following provisions of this Act extend to Northern Ireland (and in the case of section 99(2) to Northern Ireland only)—
sections 61 and 62;
sections 98, 99(2), 102 and 104 to 106 and paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 8 (and section 103 so far as it relates to those paragraphs).
4
Subject to subsection (5), the amendments in Schedule 7 and the repeals and revocations in Schedule 9 have the same extent as the enactments to which they refer and section 103 extends accordingly.
5
Paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 7 extend to England, Wales and Scotland only.
106 Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1996.
S. 1 cross-heading substituted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 2; S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)