SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12Planning and reports about Constabulary
Part 2Reports
Annual report by chief constable
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The chief constable must, as soon as possible after the end of each reporting year—
a
submit to the Police Authority a report on the policing carried out by the Constabulary during that year; and
b
arrange for the report to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
Power of Police Authority to require reports
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1
Whenever he is required to do so by the Police Authority, the chief constable must submit to it a report—
a
on such matters connected with policing by the Constabulary, and
b
in such form,
as it may specify.
2
The Police Authority may—
a
arrange for a report submitted to it under this paragraph to be published in such manner as appears to it to be appropriate; or
b
require the chief constable to arrange for it to be published in that manner.
3
If it appears to the chief constable that a report required from him under this paragraph would contain—
a
information which, in the public interest, ought not to be disclosed, or
b
information which is not needed by the Police Authority for the carrying out of its functions,
he may request the Police Authority to refer its requirement for a report to the Secretary of State.
4
Where a request is made under sub-paragraph (3), the requirement for the report has effect only to the extent that it is confirmed by the Secretary of State.
Annual report by Police Authority
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1
As soon as possible after the end of each reporting year, the Police Authority must issue a report relating to the policing carried out by the Constabulary during that year (an “annual report”).
2
The annual report must include an assessment of the extent to which, during that year, proposals have been implemented and things have been done in accordance with—
a
the three-year strategy plan most recently issued for a period in which that year ends; and
b
the annual policing plan issued—
i
in the case of the first annual report, for every financial year the whole or a part of which is included in the reporting year; and
ii
in any other case, for the financial year that coincides with the reporting year.
3
The Police Authority must send a copy of each annual report to the Secretary of State.
4
Where the Secretary of State receives a copy of the Police Authority’s annual report for any year, he must—
a
lay it before Parliament; and
b
arrange for it to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
Power of Secretary of State to require reports
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1
The Secretary of State may at any time require the Police Authority to submit to him a report on such matters connected with—
a
the carrying out of its functions, or
b
policing by the Constabulary,
as he may specify.
2
The Secretary of State may at any time require the chief constable to submit to him a report on such matters connected with policing by the Constabulary as the Secretary of State may specify.
3
If the Secretary of State specifies a particular form for a report under this paragraph, the report must be submitted in that form.
4
Where a report is submitted to the Secretary of State under this paragraph, he may—
a
arrange for it to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate; or
b
require the person submitting the report to arrange for it to be published in that manner.
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.