35. In Schedule 7—E+W
(a)in paragraph 3(1)(a)(ii), for “deputy police and crime commissioner” substitute “ deputy mayor for policing and crime (unless the holder of that office is a member of the Combined Authority) ”;
(b)for paragraph 4, substitute—
“4.—()0 This paragraph applies in relation to qualifying complaints which—
(a)relate to a holder of the office of—
(i)Mayor; or
(ii)deputy mayor for policing and crime, if the holder of that office is a member of the Combined Authority, and
(b)are not, or cease to be, investigated by the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct or a police force.
(2) Regulations must secure that such complaints are dealt with in accordance with the Combined Authority's code of conduct adopted under section 27(2) of the Localism Act 2011.”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 35 in force at 10.5.2021, see art. 1(4)