96 Arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing.E+W
(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)their co-operation with the police in preventing crime in that area.
(2)Except as provided by [F1subsections (6)], arrangements for each police area shall be made by the police authority after consulting the chief constable [F2or, in the case of the metropolitan police district, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis,] as to the arrangements that would be appropriate.
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(6)The Common Council of the City of London shall issue guidance to the Commissioner of Police for the City of London concerning arrangements for the City of London police area; and the Commissioner shall make arrangements under this section after taking account of that guidance.
(7)A body or person whose duty it is to make arrangements under this section shall review the arrangements so made from time to time.
(8)If it appears to the Secretary of State that arrangements for a police area are not adequate for the purposes set out in subsection (1), he may require the body or person whose duty it is to make arrangements for that area to submit a report to him concerning the arrangements.
(9)After considering a report submitted under subsection (8), the Secretary of State may require the body or person who submitted it to review the arrangements and submit a further report to him concerning them.
(10)A body or person whose duty it is to make arrangements shall be under the same duties to consult when reviewing arrangements as when making them.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 96(2) substituted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 325, Sch. 27 para. 103(2)(a) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1648, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in s. 96(2) inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 325, Sch. 27 para. 103(2)(b) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1648, art. 2, Sch.
F3S. 96(3)-(5) repealed (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 26, ss. 325, 423, Sch. 27 para. 103(3), Sch. 34 Pt. VII (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1648, art. 2, Sch.