Part 9Miscellaneous and general
CHAPTER 1Miscellaneous
Police collaboration
I1157Power to enter into police collaboration agreements
1
The Police Act 1996 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).
2
In section 22A (collaboration agreements)—
a
in subsection (1)(b), for “and two or more policing bodies” substitute
and—
i
one or more policing bodies together with one or more other persons, or
ii
if no other person is a party to the agreement, two or more policing bodies.
b
in subsection (6), for “(1)” substitute “
(1)(a)
”
.
3
In section 23F (collaboration agreements: guidance), after subsection (2) insert—
3
The Secretary of State may give other persons who exercise functions of a public nature guidance about collaboration agreements or related matters, and those persons must have regard to the guidance in exercising such functions.
4
In section 23G (collaboration agreements: directions), after subsection (2) insert—
2A
The Secretary of State may give one or more other persons who exercise functions of a public nature directions about collaboration agreements or related matters.
5
Schedule 19 contains amendments in relation to cases where the Director General of the National Crime Agency is a party to a collaboration agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996 (as amended by this section).