SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12Planning and reports about Constabulary
Part 2Reports
Meaning of “reporting year”
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1
In this Part of this Schedule “reporting year”, in relation to the Police Authority or the chief constable, means—
a
the initial reporting year; or
b
a financial year after the end of the initial reporting year.
2
In this paragraph “the initial reporting year” means—
a
where the Police Authority is established at the beginning of a financial year, that financial year; and
b
in any other case, the period which begins with the day on which the Police Authority is established and ends—
i
if no direction is given under sub-paragraph (ii), with 31st March in the financial year current on that day; and
ii
if the Secretary of State so directs, with 31st March at the end of the following financial year.