SCHEDULES

C2SCHEDULE 1Police and crime commissioners

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Scrutiny of senior appointments

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1

This paragraph applies if a police and crime panel is notified under paragraph 9 of a proposed senior appointment.

2

The panel must review the proposed senior appointment.

3

The panel must make a report to the commissioner on the proposed senior appointment.

4

The report must include a recommendation to the police and crime commissioner as to whether or not the candidate should be appointed.

5

The panel must comply with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), within the period of three weeks beginning with the day on which the panel receives the notification from the commissioner of the proposed senior appointment.

6

The panel must publish the report to the commissioner made under this paragraph.

7

It is for the panel to determine the manner in which the recommendation is to be published in accordance with sub-paragraph (6).

8

In calculating the period of three weeks for the purpose of sub-paragraph (5), any relevant post-election period is to be ignored.

9

For that purpose, “relevant post-election period” means the period that—

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begins with the day of the poll at an ordinary election of a police and crime commissioner under section 50, and

b

ends with the day on which the person elected as police and crime commissioner delivers a declaration of acceptance of office under section 70.