Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

Valid from 22/11/2012

8 (1) The following amounts must be paid out of the police fund kept by the relevant police and crime commissioner— E+W

(a) any damages or costs awarded against a chief constable in any proceedings brought against the chief constable in respect of the acts or omissions of a member of the relevant police force's civilian staff;

(b) any costs incurred by a chief constable in any such proceedings so far as not recovered by the chief constable in the proceedings; and

(c) any sum required in connection with the settlement of any claim made against a chief constable in respect of the acts or omissions of a member of the relevant police force's civilian staff, if the settlement is approved by the relevant police and crime commissioner.

(2) A police and crime commissioner may, in such cases and to such extent as appear to the commissioner to be appropriate, pay out of the police fund kept by the commissioner—

(a) any damages or costs awarded against a member of the relevant police force's civilian staff in proceedings for any unlawful conduct of that person;

(b) any costs incurred and not recovered by such a member of staff in such proceedings; and

(c) any sum required in connection with the settlement of a claim that has or might have given rise to such proceedings.