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, F1. . .

There shall be a police authority for every police area for the time being listed in Schedule 1.

A police authority established under this section for any area shall be a body corporate to be known by the name of the area with the addition of the words “ Police Authority ”.

Subject to subsection (2), each police authority established under section 3 shall consist of seventeen members.

The Secretary of State may by order provide in relation to a police authority specified in the order that the number of its members shall be a specified odd number greater than seventeen.

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (2) shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

F83 Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to police authorities established under section 3 and the appointment of their members.

This section applies to any order under section 4(2) which varies or revokes an earlier order so as to reduce the number of a police authority’s members.

An order to which this section applies may include provision as to the termination of the appointment of the existing members of the authority and the making of new appointments or re-appointments.

There shall be a police authority for the metropolitan police district.

The police authority established under this section shall be a body corporate to be known as the Metropolitan Police Authority.

The Metropolitan Police Authority shall consist of twenty three members (subject to subsection (2)).

The Secretary of State may by order provide that the number of members of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall be a specified odd number not less than seventeen.

An order under subsection (2) which reduces the number of members of the Metropolitan Police Authority may include provision as to the termination of the appointment of the existing members of the Metropolitan Police Authority and the making of new appointments or re-appointments.

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (2) shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

F84 Schedule 2A shall have effect in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority and the appointment of its members.

In discharging any function to which a code of practice issued under section 39 relates, a police authority established under section 3 shall have regard to the code.

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This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies in relation to a police authority established under section 3

The Secretary of State may by order confer particular functions on police authorities.

An order under this section may make different provision for different police authorities.

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

Policing objectives shall be so framed as to be consistent with any strategic priorities determined under section 37A.

A draft of a policing plan required to be issued by a police authority under this section shall be prepared by the relevant chief officer of police and submitted by him to the authority for it to consider.

The authority shall consult the relevant chief officer of police 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.

Regulations under this section may make different provision for different police authorities.

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

In this section “the relevant chief officer of police”, in relation to a police authority, means the chief officer of police of the police force maintained by that authority.

The Secretary of State may by order require police authorities to issue reports concerning the policing of their areas.

An order under this section may make different provision for different police authorities.

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

As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, every police authority established under section 3 shall issue a report for members of the public in the authority's area on matters relating to the policing of that area for the year.

Such a report is referred to in this section as a “local policing summary”.

The Secretary of State may by order specify matters which are to be included in a local policing summary.

It shall be the duty of a police authority, in preparing and publishing a local policing summary, to have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State about the form and content of local policing summaries and the manner of their publication.

This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3.

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

The metropolitan police force shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis appointed under section 9B.

There shall be a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

Any appointment of a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall be made by Her Majesty by warrant under Her sign manual.

A person appointed as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall hold office at Her Majesty’s pleasure.

Any appointment of a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall be subject to regulations under section 50.

Any functions exercisable by the Mayor of London under subsection (5) may only be exercised by him personally.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall not have power to act by virtue of subsection (1)(a) or (b) for a continuous period exceeding three months, except with the consent of the Secretary of State.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall also have all the powers and duties of an Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

There shall be a Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

Any appointment of a Deputy Commissioner shall be made by Her Majesty by warrant under Her sign manual.

A person appointed as the Deputy Commissioner shall hold office at Her Majesty’s pleasure.

Any appointment of a Deputy Commissioner shall be subject to regulations under section 50.

In this section—

• “the Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

• “Deputy Commissioner” means Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

The Metropolitan Police Authority, acting with the approval of the Secretary of State, may call upon the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis F57 in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness, to retire or to resign .

Where the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is called upon to F59 retire or resign under subsection (1), he shall retire or resign with effect from such date as the Metropolitan Police Authority may specify, or with effect from such earlier date as may be agreed upon between him and the Authority.

This section shall apply in relation to the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as it applies to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall include that of Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (“Assistant Commissioner”).

Any appointment of an Assistant Commissioner shall be made by the Metropolitan Police Authority, but subject to the approval of the Secretary of State and to regulations under section 50.

An Assistant Commissioner may exercise any of the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis with the consent of the Commissioner.

Subsection (5) is without prejudice to any regulations under section 50.

The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall include that of Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (“Deputy Assistant Commissioner”).

Any appointment of a Deputy Assistant Commissioner shall be made by the Metropolitan Police Authority, but subject to the approval of the Secretary of State and to regulations under section 50.

Subsections (1) to (3) of section 9E shall apply in relation to a Deputy Assistant Commissioner as they apply in relation to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

The ranks that may be held in the metropolitan police force shall include that of Commander.

Any appointment of a Commander in the metropolitan police force shall be made by the Metropolitan Police Authority, but subject to the approval of the Secretary of State and to regulations under section 50.

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.

A police force maintained under section 2 shall be under the direction and control of the chief constable appointed under section 11.

In discharging his functions, every chief constable shall have regard F109to—

The chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 shall be appointed by the police authority responsible for maintaining the force, but subject to the approval of the Secretary of State and to regulations under section 50.

Without prejudice to any regulations under section 50 or under the M5Police Pensions Act 1976, the police authority, acting with the approval of the Secretary of State, may call upon the chief constable F50 in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness, to retire or to resign .

A chief constable who is called upon to F51 retire or resign under subsection (2), shall retire or resign with effect from such date as the police authority may specify, or with effect from such earlier date as may be agreed upon between him and the authority.

Every police force maintained under section 2 shall have F75one or more deputy chief constables.

The appointment of a person to be a deputy chief constable of a police force shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the police authority responsible for maintaining that force.

Subsections (2) to (4) of section 11 shall apply in relation to a deputy chief constable as they apply in relation to a chief constable.F53but with the omission in subsection (3A)—

The ranks that may be held in a police force maintained under section 2 shall include that of assistant chief constable; and in every such police force there shall be at least one person holding that rank.

Appointments and promotions to the rank of assistant chief constable shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the police authority after consultation with the chief constable and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.

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The chief constable of a police force that has more than one deputy chief constable shall, after consulting the police authority responsible for maintaining the force, designate the deputy chief constables in order of seniority for the purposes of subsection (1A)(b).

Only one person shall be authorised to act at any one time by virtue of a designation under subsection (2).

The power to act by virtue of subsection (1)(a) or (b) or subsection (2) shall not be exercisable for a continuous period exceeding three months except with the consent of the Secretary of State.

The provisions of F80subsections (1) to (2) shall be without prejudice to any other enactment that makes provision for the exercise by any other person of powers conferred on a chief constable.

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 F22, deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable, the ranks of F23chief 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.

Each police authority established under section 3 shall keep a fund to be known as the police fund.

Subject to any regulations under thePolice Pensions Act 1976, all receipts of the police authority shall be paid into the police fund and all expenditure of the authority shall be paid out of that fund.

Accounts shall be kept by each police authority of payments made into or out of the police fund.

This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies in relation to a police authority established under section 3.

A police authority established under section 3 may employ persons to assist the police force maintained by it or otherwise to enable the authority to discharge its functions.

A police authority shall exercise its powers under section 101 (and section 107) of the Local Government Act 1972 so as to secure that, subject to section 24(3A), any person employed by the authority under this section solely to assist the police force maintained by the authority is under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that force.

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The powers of direction and control referred to in subsection (2) include the powers of engagement and dismissal.

This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies in relation to a police authority established under section 3.

A police authority established under section 3 shall appoint a person to be the F89chief executive of the authority.

The Metropolitan Police Authority shall appoint a person to be the F90chief executive of the Metropolitan Police Authority.

This section shall apply to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3.

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

Every relevant council shall make arrangements (whether by standing orders or otherwise) for enabling questions on the discharge of the functions of a police authority F31established under section 3 to be put by members of the council at a meeting of the council for answer by a person nominated by the authority for that purpose.

On being given reasonable notice by a relevant council of a meeting of that council at which questions on the discharge of the police authority’s functions are to be put, the police authority shall nominate one or more of its members to attend the meeting to answer those questions.

In this section “relevant council” has the same meaning as in Schedule 2.

The London Assembly shall make arrangements (whether by standing orders or otherwise) for enabling questions on the discharge of the functions of the Metropolitan Police Authority to be put by members of the Assembly at a meeting of the Assembly for answer by a person nominated by the Metropolitan Police Authority for that purpose.

On being given reasonable notice by the London Assembly of a meeting of the Assembly at which questions on the discharge of the Metropolitan Police Authority’s functions are to be put, the Metropolitan Police Authority shall nominate one or more of its members to attend the meeting to answer those questions.

Any relevant legislative provision which, immediately before 21st July 1994, applied to police authorities constituted in accordance with section 2 of the M7Police Act 1964 shall, except where the context otherwise requires, apply in the same way to police authorities established under section 3 above.

Every F34chief officer of police of a police force shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, submit to the police authority a general report on the policing during that year of the area for which his force is maintained.

A F34chief officershall arrange for a report submitted by him under subsection (1) to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.

The F34chief officer of police of a police force shall, whenever so required by the police authority, submit to that authority a report on such matters as may be specified in the requirement, being matters connected with the policing of the area for which the force is maintained.

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

If it appears to the F34chief officer 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 police authority, he may request that authority 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 police authority may arrange, or require the F34chief officerto arrange, for a report submitted under subsection (3) to be published in such manner as appears to the authority to be appropriate.

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If it appears to the chief officers of police of two or more police forces that any police functions can more efficiently or effectively be discharged by members of those forces acting jointly, they may, with the approval of the police authorities which maintain those forces, make an agreement for that purpose.

If it appears to any two or more police authorities that any premises, equipment or other material or facilities can with advantage be provided jointly for the police forces maintained by those authorities, they may make an agreement for that purpose.

Any expenditure incurred under an agreement made under this section shall be borne by the police authorities in such proportions as they may agree or as may, in the absence of agreement, be determined by the Secretary of State.

An agreement under subsection (1) or (2) may be varied or determined by a subsequent agreement.

If it appears to the Secretary of State that an agreement should be made under subsection (1), (2) or (4), he may, after considering any representations made by the parties concerned, direct those parties to enter into such an agreement under those provisions as may be specified in the direction.

The provisions of this section shall not prejudice the power of a police authority to act jointly, or co-operate in any other way, with any person where to do so is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of any of the authority’s functions.

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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 F92sections 9A(1) and 10(1), be under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that other force.

While a person employed by a police authority under section 15 solely to assist the police force maintained by that authority is provided under this section for the assistance of another police force, he shall, notwithstanding section 15(2), be under the direction and control of the chief officer of police of that other force.

The police authority maintaining a police force for which assistance is provided under this section shall pay to the police authority maintaining the force from which that assistance is provided such contribution as may be agreed upon between those authorities or, in the absence of any such agreement, as may be provided by any agreement subsisting at the time between all police authorities 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 police authority, a police force and a chief officer of police respectively; and for that purpose the reference in subsection (3) to section 10(1) 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 police authority of charges on such scales as may be determined by that authority.

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 F65British Transport Police Authority of charges on such scales as may be determined by that Authority.

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The power conferred on a police authority by subsection (1) includes a power to make arrangements under which a member of the police force maintained by the authority 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 police authority 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 M8Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945 F40. . . .

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 F93 section 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.

Without prejudice to subsection (2), 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, the police authority that maintains 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 section 23 or 24 to serve with a police force maintained by a police authority shall have all the powers and privileges of a member of that police force.

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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 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.

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.