Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

11 Information for public etc E+W

(1) An elected local policing body—

(a) must publish specified information; and

(b) if the time or manner of the publication of that information is specified, must publish it at that time or in that manner.

(2) For that purpose, “specified” means specified by the Secretary of State by order.

(3) An elected local policing body must publish the information which the body considers to be necessary to enable the persons who live in the body's area to assess—

(a) the performance of the body in exercising the body's functions, and

(b) the performance of the relevant chief officer of police in exercising the chief officer's functions.

(4) The information necessary to enable those persons to assess those matters by reference to a particular time, or a particular period, must be published by the elected local policing body as soon as practicable after that time or the end of that period.

(5) An elected local policing body may provide (whether by publication or other means) information about—

(a) the exercise of the body's functions, and

(b) the exercise of the functions of the relevant chief officer of police.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 11 applied (with modifications) by 2004 c. 21, Sch. A2 para. 4 (as inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 13; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 11(1)(2) in force at 15.12.2011 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 2(a)

I2 S. 11(3)-(5) in force at 16.1.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

I3 S. 11(3)-(5) in force at 22.11.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(a)