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Part IE+W+S Organisation of Police Forces

[F1The City of London]E+W+S

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[F26ZBPlans by [F3the Common Council] E+W+S

(1)Before the beginning of each financial year [F4the Common Council] shall issue a plan (a “policing plan”) setting out—

(a)[F5the Common Council's] objectives (“policing objectives”) for the policing of [F6the City of London police area, and for the discharge by the City of London Police of its national or international functions] during that year; and

(b)the proposed arrangements for the policing of that area for the period of three years beginning with that year.

[F7(2)In issuing a policing plan, the Common Council must have regard to the strategic policing requirement issued under section 37A.]

(3)Before determining policing objectives, [F8 the Common Council ] shall—

(a)consult the [F9Commissioner of Police for the City of London], and

(b)consider any views obtained by [F10the Common Council] in accordance with arrangements made under section 96.

(4)A draft of a policing plan required to be issued by [F11the Common Council] under this section shall be prepared by the [F12Commissioner of Police for the City of London] and submitted by him to the [F13Common Council for] it to consider.

The [F14Common Council shall] consult the [F15Commissioner of Police for the City of London] before issuing a policing plan which differs from the draft submitted by him under this subsection.

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

(6)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.

(7)The regulations may contain provision as to—

(a)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;

(c)modification of policing plans;

(d)persons to whom copies of policing plans are to be sent.

(8)Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must consult—

[F16(a)the Common Council,]

[F16(b)the Commissioner of Police for the City of London, and]

(c)such other persons as he thinks fit.

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(10)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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