Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

202 (1) Section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) is amended in accordance with this paragraph. E+W

(2) In subsection (1), in the words after paragraph (b), omit the words from “(or,” to “authority” (in the last place).

(3) After subsection (1B) insert—

“(1C) In the case of an elected local policing body, the body's chief executive is to be taken to have been designated as the monitoring officer (and, accordingly, subsection (1)(a) does not apply; but references to persons designated under this section include references to the body's chief executive).”.

(4) In subsection (3)(b), for “sent to” substitute “sent—

(a) in the case of an elected local policing body, to the body and to the police and crime panel for the body's police area; and

(b) in any other case, to”.

(5) In subsection (5)(a), for “deputy at” substitute “deputy—

(i) in the case of an elected local policing body, no later than three months after the body is sent a copy of the report; and

(ii) in any other case, at”.

(6) In subsection (8)—

(a) in the definition of “chief finance officer”, after “1999” insert “ , Schedule 1 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ”;

(b) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant authority”, after “below” insert “ and an elected local policing body ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 16 para. 202 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 55)