The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authority and Amendment) Order 2018

Person designated as a public authority

2.—(1) The National Police Chiefs’ Council is designated as a public authority under section 5(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 with respect to the following of its functions—

(a) the co-ordination of national operations;

(b) the command of counter-terrorism operations and delivery of counter-terrorist policing through any collaboration agreement relating to counter-terrorism activities entered into under section 22A of the Police Act 1996(1);

(c) the co-ordination of the national police response to national emergencies and the co-ordination of the mobilisation of resources across force borders and internationally;

(d) the national operational implementation of standards and policy as set by the College of Policing(2) or by any government department;

(e) the development, in collaboration with the College of Policing, of joint national approaches on criminal justice, value for money, service transformation, information management, performance management and technology; and

(f) the development, in collaboration with the College of Policing, of joint national approaches to staff and human resource issues, including misconduct and discipline.

(2) In this article, “National Police Chiefs’ Council” has the meaning given by section 101 of the Police Act 1996.

(1)

1996 c. 16. Section 22A was inserted by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), section 89(2) and amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), section 157(2).

(2)

A company incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) with the registration number 08235199.