Police and Justice Act 2006

20 Guidance and regulations regarding crime and disorder matters E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to—

(a) local authorities in England,

(b) members of those authorities, and

(c) crime and disorder committees of those authorities,

with regard to the exercise of their functions under [F1 or by virtue of] section 19.

(2) The National Assembly for Wales, after consulting the Secretary of State, may issue guidance to—

(a) local authorities in Wales,

(b) members of those authorities, and

(c) crime and disorder committees of those authorities,

with regard to the exercise of their functions under [F2 or by virtue of] section 19.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision supplementing that made by section 19 in relation to local authorities in England.

(4) The Secretary of State, after consulting the National Assembly for Wales, may by regulations make provision supplementing that made by section 19 in relation to local authorities in Wales.

(5) Regulations under subsection (3) or (4) may in particular make provision—

(a) as to the co-opting of additional members to serve on the crime and disorder committee of a local authority;

(b) as to the frequency with which the power mentioned in section 19(1)(a) is to be exercised;

(c) requiring information to be provided to the crime and disorder committee by the responsible authorities and the co-operating persons and bodies;

(d) imposing restrictions on the provision of information to the crime and disorder committee by the responsible authorities and the co-operating persons and bodies;

(e) requiring officers or employees of the responsible authorities and the co-operating persons and bodies to attend before the crime and disorder committee to answer questions;

F3 (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g) specifying the periods within which—

F4 (i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv) the responsible authorities and the co-operating persons and bodies are to consider and respond to a report or recommendations made under or by virtue of section 19.

(6) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (5)(a) may provide for a person co-opted to serve as a member of a crime and disorder committee to have the same entitlement to vote as any other member.

[F5 (6A) In subsection (5)(c) and (d), references to information are, in relation to any crime and disorder committee, to information relating to—

(a) the discharge, or decisions made or other action taken in connection with the discharge, by the responsible authorities of their crime and disorder functions; or

(b) local crime and disorder matters in relation to which the committee has functions under or by virtue of section 19.]

(7) In this section “local authority”, “crime and disorder committee”, “responsible authorities”[F6 , “ co-operating persons and bodies ”, “ crime and disorder functions ” and “ local crime and disorder matters ”] have the same meaning as in section 19.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 20(1) inserted (30.4.2009 for E., 1.10.2009 for W.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 126(6), 245(5); S.I. 2009/959, art. 2(a); S.I. 2009/2539, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in s. 20(2) inserted (30.4.2009 for E., 1.10.2009 for W.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 126(6), 245(5); S.I. 2009/959, art. 2(a); S.I. 2009/2539, art. 2(a)

F3 S. 20(5)(f) repealed (30.4.2009 for E., 1.10.2009 for W.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 126(7)(a), 245(5), Sch. 18 Pt. 6; S.I. 2009/959, art. 2(a); S.I. 2009/2539, art. 2(a)

F4 S. 20(5)(g)(i)-(iii) repealed (30.4.2009 for E., 1.10.2009 for W.) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 126(7)(b), 245(5), Sch. 18 Pt. 6; S.I. 2009/959, art. 2(a); S.I. 2009/2539, art. 2(a)

F5 S. 20(6A) inserted (1.4.2009) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 121(2), 245(5); S.I. 2008/3110, art. 4(c)

F6 Words in s. 20(7) substituted (1.4.2009) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 121(3), 245(5); S.I. 2008/3110, art. 4(c)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 20 in force at 30.4.2009 for E. by S.I. 2009/936, art. 2(b)

I2 S. 20 in force at 1.10.2009 for W. by S.I. 2009/2540, art. 2(b)