SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Further provision about crime and disorder committees of certain local authorities

Power to compel attendance etc

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1

The crime and disorder committee of a local authority or a sub-committee of such a committee—

a

may require members or officers of the authority to attend before it to answer questions;

b

may invite other persons to attend meetings of the committee.

2

A member or officer of a local authority shall comply with any requirement made under sub-paragraph (1)(a).

3

A person is not obliged by sub-paragraph (2) to answer any question that he would be entitled to refuse to answer in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales.