Police Reform Act 2002 Explanatory Notes

Paragraph 1: Chairman

44.The terms of appointment for the office of chairman of the Commission extend the maximum term of appointment from the three years in the PCA to five years but continue to allow reappointment. This is intended to add to the independence of the IPCC from the Home Office. It will be possible to remove the chairman if any of the grounds in sub-paragraph (5) are met.

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