Valid from 22/11/2012
7(1)A chief constable may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the exercise of the functions of chief constable.E+W
(2)That includes—
(a)entering into contracts and other agreements (whether legally binding or not), but only with the consent of the relevant police and crime commissioner;
(b)acquiring and disposing of property, apart from land, but only with the consent of the relevant police and crime commissioner.
(3)But the chief constable may not borrow money.
(4)Sub-paragraph (2)(a) does not require the chief constable to obtain the consent of the relevant police and crime commissioner in order to enter into a contract or other agreement with a person—
(a)by virtue of which the person becomes, or is, a member of the police force's civilian staff, or
(b)which otherwise relates to the person's membership of that civilian staff (including the terms and conditions of the person's membership).
(5)This paragraph is subject to the other provisions of this Act and to any other enactment about the powers of chief constables.