England and Wales shall be divided into police areas.

References in Schedule 1 to any local government area are to that area as it is for the time being, F4. . .

A police force shall be maintained for every police area for the time being listed in Schedule 1.

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.

A police force shall be maintained for the metropolitan police district.

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.

The Secretary of State may by order confer particular functions on F19the Common Council.

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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.

In issuing a policing plan, the Common Council must have regard to the strategic policing requirement issued under section 37A.

A draft of a policing plan required to be issued by F34the Common Council under this section shall be prepared by the F35Commissioner of Police for the City of London and submitted by him to the F36Common Council for it to consider.

The F37Common Council shall consult the F38Commissioner of Police for the City of London before issuing a policing plan which differs from the draft submitted by him under this subsection.

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision supplementing that made by this section.

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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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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The Secretary of State may by order require F43the Common Council to issue reports concerning the F44discharge of the Common Council's functions.

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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.

The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50.

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.

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 F57, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable, the ranks of F58chief 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.

The modification is that references in those subsections to a public body shall be read as references to any person.

F67The Common Council in its capacity as police authority may not enter into an agreement with F68another local policing body under section 1 of the 1970 Act in respect of a matter which could be the subject of F69force collaboration provision in a collaboration agreement .

F72The Commissioner of Police for the City of London shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, submit to the F73Common Council a general report on the policing during that year of F74the City of London police area.

F75The 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.

F76The Commissioner of Police for the City of London shall, whenever so required by the F77Common Council, submit to F78the Common Council a report on such matters as may be specified in the requirement, being matters connected with the policing of the F79City of London police area.

A report submitted under subsection (3) shall be in such form as the F80Common Council may specify.

If it appears to the F81Commissioner 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 F82Common Council, he may request F83the 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.

The F84Common Council may arrange, or require the F85chief officer to arrange, for a report submitted under subsection (3) to be published in such manner as appears to F86the Common Council to be appropriate.

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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.

Subsection (1) does not prevent other persons from being parties to collaboration agreements.

Subsection (2) does not prevent a collaboration agreement from including other kinds of provision.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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F95A 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.

A chief officer may make F96a 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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F106A policing body may make a collaboration agreement only if it thinks that the agreement is in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more F107policing bodies or police forces.

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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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”).

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.

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).

A collaboration agreement may provide for payments between F111parties to the agreement.

F114A policing body or chief officer of police must make any payments required by provision made under subsection (1).

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A collaboration agreement must be in writing.

A collaboration agreement may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

A collaboration agreement may be varied by a subsequent collaboration agreement.

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.

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.

Before F120making 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.

When deciding what arrangements to make, the F121policing body shall, in particular, F122make arrangements for those functions to be discharged jointly with another F121policing body responsible for maintaining a force whose chief officer is a party to the agreement.

The functions conferred on a F123 policing body under this section do not affect any other function of holding a chief officer to account.

F124 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).

The Secretary of State may give chief officers or F125policing bodies guidance about collaboration agreements or related matters.

In discharging their functions, chief officers and F125policing bodies must have regard to the guidance.

Provision under subsection (2)(b) need not specify a particular number of collaboration agreements.

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.

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.

In this section “specified” means specified in an order under this section.

The Secretary of State may give chief officers or F127policing bodies directions about collaboration agreements or related matters.

A person to whom a direction is given must comply with it.

Before giving a direction under this section the Secretary of State must consult the person or persons to whom it is to be given.

The Secretary of State may terminate a collaboration agreement by notice to the parties to the agreement.

A notice under this section may provide for the termination of the agreement with immediate effect or at the end of a specified period.

Before giving a notice under this section the Secretary of State must consult the parties to the agreement.

This section has effect for the purposes of sections F12922A to 23H.

The following expressions have the meanings given in section 22A—

• “collaboration agreement”;

• “force collaboration provision”;

• “policing body collaboration provision”;

• “policing body & force collaboration provision”.

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.

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.

While a constable is provided under this section for the assistance of another police force he shall, notwithstanding sections F132sections 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.

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.

The F134local policing body maintaining a police force for which assistance is provided under this section shall pay to the F134local policing body maintaining the force from which that assistance is provided such contribution as may be agreed upon between F135those bodies or, in the absence of any such agreement, as may be provided by any agreement subsisting at the time between all F136local policing bodies generally, or, in the absence of such general agreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State.

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 F138local policing body , a police force and a chief officer of police respectively; and for that purpose the reference in subsection (3) to F139sections 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.

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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 F141local policing body of charges on such scales as may be determined by F142that body.

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 F144British Transport Police Authority of charges on such scales as may be determined by that Authority.

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The power conferred on a F147local policing body by subsection (1) includes a power to make arrangements under which a member of the police force maintained by F148the body is engaged for a period of temporary service with a person or body within paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection.

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.

A consent or authorisation under subsection (3) may be given subject to such conditions as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

A F149local policing body may make charges for advice or assistance provided by it under this section.

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The provisions of this section are without prejudice to the M1Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 F151. . . .

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.

Subject to F152provision included in a F153collaboration agreement by virtue of section 23(4), F154section 24(3) and regulations under section 51, all special constables appointed for a police area shall be under the direction and control of, and subject to dismissal by, the chief officer of police.

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.

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.

F155Accordingly, for the purposes of any enactment relating to the functions of employers and of any rule of law with respect to the vicarious liability of employers, F156the chief officer of a police force shall be treated as the employer of any police cadets undergoing training with the force.

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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.

A special constable shall have all the powers and privileges of a constable throughout England and Wales and the adjacent United Kingdom waters.

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A member of the British Transport Police Force who is for the time being required by virtue of F163section 22A to serve with a police force maintained by a F164local policing body shall have all the powers and privileges of a member of that police force.

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 F166collaboration agreement under section 22A, the member shall have all the powers and privileges of a member of that other force.

In subsection (3B), “police force” and “chief officer” have the meanings given by section 23I.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

The Secretary of State may by order make alterations in police areas in England and Wales other than the City of London police area.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A chief officer of police must, in exercising the functions of chief officer, have regard to the strategic policing requirement.

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).

F190The College of Policing may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, from time to time revise the whole or any part of a code of practice issued under this section.

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The College of Policing shall consult with the National Crime Agency before issuing or revising a code of practice under this section.

The Secretary of State shall lay any code of practice issued by F193the College of Policing under this section, and any revision of any such code, before Parliament.

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.

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 F195local policing body responsible for maintaining the force to take specified measures for the purpose of remedying the failure.

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 F195local policing body responsible for maintaining the force to take specified measures in order to prevent such a failure occurring.

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.

A F195local policing body that is given a direction under this section shall comply with it.

Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a F196local policing body is failing to discharge any of its functions in an effective manner, whether generally or in particular respects, he may direct the F196local policing body to take specified measures for the purpose of remedying the failure.

Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a F196local 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 F196local policing body to take specified measures in order to prevent such a failure occurring.

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 F197the 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.

A F196local policing body that is given a direction under this section shall comply with it.

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.

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

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.

On giving a direction under section 40 or section 40A to a F199local policing body, the Secretary of State shall notify the chief officer of police of the force in question that he has given that direction.

The Secretary of State may give a direction to the College of Policing requiring it to exercise any particular function that is conferred on the College by this Act or any other enactment.

The College of Policing shall carry out such other duties for the purpose of furthering the efficiency, effectiveness or integrity of the police as the Secretary of State may from time to time direct.

The power of the Secretary of State to give directions under section 40 F202or 40A to a F203a police and crime commissioner shall include power to direct F204the commissioner that the amount of F205the commissioner's F206council 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.

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.

The power exercisable by virtue of subsection (1), and any direction given under that power, are subject to any limitation imposed under Chapter F2084ZA or F209IVA of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

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.

Where the Secretary of State gives a direction to F210a police and crime commissioner by virtue of subsection (1), any precept issued or calculation made by F211the commissioner under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 which is inconsistent with the direction shall be void.

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.

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.

Where the Secretary of State gives a notice under subsection (2)(a), he shall send a copy of the F218notice to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime.

The Secretary of State shall consider any representations made to him under subsection (2).

F219Where 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.

The entitlement of the Commissioner F223or Deputy Commissioner to make representations shall include the entitlement to make them in person.

The costs incurred by a F224 the Commissioner F225 or Deputy Commissioner in respect of an inquiry under this section, taxed in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct, shall be defrayed out of the police fund.

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.

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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 F231... 42.

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

A requirement under subsection (1) may specify the form in which information is to be provided.

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).

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.

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.

In determining the allocation among F238grant 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.

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 F239different grant recipients or different classes of grant recipient.

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.

A grant to a F240grant 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.

Where the Greater London Authority receives a grant under this section, it shall forthwith account for the grant to the F242Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and pay it over to F243that Office.

Where in consequence of a further determination under subsection (2) the amount of F244a 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 F245the grant recipient to the Secretary of State on such day as he may specify; but no sum shall be payable by F246a grant recipient under this subsection unless the report setting out the further determination has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons.

Where the Greater London Authority is required to pay a sum under subsection (8) above, the Mayor of London may direct the F248Mayor'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.

The Secretary of State may make grants in respect of capital expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) F249... F250by local policing bodies.

Grants under this section may be made either unconditionally or subject to conditions.

The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under this section only with the approval of the Treasury.

Any grant F252under 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.

Where the Greater London Authority receives a grant under this section, it shall forthwith account for the grant to the F253Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and pay it over to F254that Office.

The Secretary of State may make grants in respect of expenditure incurred (or to be incurred) for police purposes F255by local policing bodies in connection with safeguarding national security.

Grants under this section may be made either unconditionally or subject to conditions.

The Secretary of State shall exercise his powers under this section only with the approval of the Treasury.

Any grant F257under 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.

Where the Greater London Authority receives a grant under this section, it shall forthwith account for the grant to the F258Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and pay it over to F259that Office.

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.

Regulations under this section may not make any provision which may be made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 in relation to members of police forces.

The Secretary of State may not make regulations with respect to any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (b), (c) or (g) unless the text of the regulations has been prepared or approved by the College of Policing.

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.

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.

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

Any statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of special constables.

Regulations under this section may not make any provision which may be made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 in relation to special constables.

The Secretary of State may not make regulations with respect to the matters mentioned in subsection (2ZB) unless the text of the regulations has been prepared or approved by the College of Policing.

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Subsections (7) and (8) of section 50 shall apply to regulations under this section.

The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the government, administration and conditions of service of police cadets.

Regulations under this section may not make any provision which may be made under section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 in relation to police cadets.

Subsections (5), (7) and (8) of section 50 shall apply to regulations under this section.

Before making regulations under this section relating to pensions the Secretary of State shall consult with the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales and shall also invite the views of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Association for Northern Ireland.

The Secretary of State may by order amend this section in consequence of a change in the name or functions of the body for the time being specified in subsection (3)(a).

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (7) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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.

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.

The Secretary of State shall not make any regulations under subsection (1A) F292or (1AA) unless he considers it necessary to do so for the purpose of promoting the efficiency and effectiveness F293of one or more police forces.

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

A statutory instrument containing any regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State may not make regulations under this section unless the text of the regulations has been prepared or approved by the College of Policing.

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Regulations under this section may make different provision for different cases and circumstances.

A statutory instrument containing F303regulations 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.

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The College may from time to time revise the whole or any part of any guidance issued under this section.

The College shall publish any guidance issued under this section and any revision of it.

In discharging any function to which guidance under this section relates, a local policing body or chief officer of police shall have regard to the guidance.

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.

The inspectors of constabulary shall inspect, and report F306... on the efficiency and effectiveness of, every police force maintained for a police area F307... F308... F309....

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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The chief inspector of constabulary shall in each year submit to the Secretary of State a report F316on the carrying out of inspections under this section, and the F317chief inspector shall lay a copy of that report before Parliament.

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.

The inspectors of constabulary shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.

Schedule 4A (which makes further provision about the inspectors of constabulary) has effect.

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.

The inspectors must disclose to the Secretary of State anything excluded from publication by virtue of subsection (2).

The F323local policing body shall invite the chief officer of police to submit comments on the published report to the F324body before such date as it may specify.

The F327local policing body F328 ... shall send a copy of any document published under subsection (5) to the Secretary of State.

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The Secretary of State may appoint assistant inspectors of constabulary.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Terms and conditions imposed under subsection (1B)(b) may include terms and conditions as to repayment with or without interest.

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.

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).

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for requiring F332one 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.

Regulations under this section relating to all police forces may also require the F334National 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 F335Agency for the Agency to do so.

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