Part 1Police reform
Police forces and police authorities
I1I2I4I5I72Amendments to the Police Act 1996
Schedule 2 (which makes amendments to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16)) has effect.
I63Delegation of police authority functions
1
Section 107 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (application to police authorities of provisions about discharge of local authority functions) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (3A) there is inserted—
3B
Section 101 above, in its application to a police authority, shall have effect as if a reference in subsection (1), (2), (4) or (5) to an officer of an authority included a reference to a member of that authority.
3
For subsection (4) there is substituted—
4
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision regulating the power of a police authority under section 101 above to arrange for the discharge of their functions by a committee, sub-committee, officer or member of the authority as respects part only of their area.
4A
Regulations under subsection (4) may in particular—
a
impose limitations or restrictions on the functions which may be the subject of arrangements of the kind referred to in that subsection;
b
make provision as to the membership or chairmanship of any committee or sub-committee discharging functions under such arrangements;
c
impose limitations or restrictions on which officers or members of a police authority may discharge functions under such arrangements.
4B
A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
4
Subsection (6) (members of police authority committees must be authority members) is omitted.
I34Police authorities as best value authorities
1
In section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (authorities that are best value authorities)—
a
in subsection (1), at the beginning of paragraph (d) there is inserted “
(subject to subsection (8))
”
;
b
in subsection (4), for “subsection (1)(d)” there is substituted “
this section
”
;
c
in subsection (6), at the beginning of paragraph (c) there is inserted “
(subject to subsection (8))
”
;
d
after subsection (7) there is inserted—
8
A police authority is not a best value authority for the purposes of the following provisions of this Part—
section 5 (best value reviews);
section 6 (best value performance plans);
sections 7 to 9 (audit of best value performance plans);
section 13(5) (requirement of best value performance plan to record fact of adverse report etc);
section 15(2)(a) and (b) (directions relating to best value performance plans).
2
A reference in any provision contained in or made under any Act other than the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) to an authority that is a best value authority for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act includes, if the context allows, a police authority.