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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill |
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[The page and line references are to HL Bill 62, the bill as first printed for the Lords.] |
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1 | Page 1, line 6, leave out subsection (1) |
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2 | Page 1, line 8, leave out subsection (2) |
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3 | Page 1, line 9, leave out subsection (3) |
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4 | Page 1, line 11, leave out subsection (4) |
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5 | Page 2, line 30, at end insert— |
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| “(h) | the exercise of duties in relation to the safeguarding of children and |
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| the promotion of child welfare that are imposed on the chief |
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| constable by sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act 2004.” |
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6 | Insert the following new Clause— |
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| (1) | There shall be a body corporate for each police area listed in Schedule 1 to |
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| the Police Act 1996 to be known as a “Police Commission”. |
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| (2) | A Police Commission shall consist of— |
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| (a) | a police and crime commissioner, and |
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| (b) | a police and crime panel. |
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| (3) | The police and crime commissioner shall be appointed by the police and |
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| crime panel (from amongst its own members).” |
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7 | Page 4, line 13, at end insert— |
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| “(h) | the exercise of duties in relation to the safeguarding of children and |
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| the promotion of child welfare that are imposed on the |
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| Commissioner by sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act 2004.” |
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8 | Page 6, line 4, after “constable” insert “and to each of the other persons and bodies |
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| that are, for the purposes of section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, |
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| responsible authorities in relation to local government areas that are wholly or |
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| partly within the relevant police area” |
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9 | Page 6, line 39, at end insert— |
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| “(e) | give the panel a response to any such report or recommendations, |
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| (f) | publish any such response.” |
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10 | Page 7, line 26, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | In its application by virtue of subsection (11)(e), section 43(2) of the 1999 |
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| Act (duty to send copies of current version of police and crime plan) has |
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| effect with the insertion after “to each London borough council” of the |
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| words “and to each of the other persons and bodies that are, for the |
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| purposes of section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, responsible |
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| authorities in relation to local government areas that are wholly or partly |
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| within the metropolitan police district.” |
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11 | Page 9, line 40, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | The elected local policing body for a police area must, in exercising its |
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| functions, have regard to the relevant priorities of each responsible |
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12 | Page 10, line 8, leave out “reference in subsection (1)” and insert “references in this |
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13 | Page 10, line 9, leave out “is a reference” and insert “are references” |
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14 | Page 10, line 34, at end insert— |
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| ““relevant priority”, in relation to a responsible authority, |
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| means a priority applicable to the exercise of that |
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| authority’s functions which is identified by that authority in |
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| compliance with a requirement imposed by regulations |
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| made under section 6(2) of the Crime and Disorder Act |
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15 | Page 14, line 11, at end insert— |
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| “(A1) | The police and crime commissioner for a police area may— |
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| (a) | appoint a person as the deputy police and crime commissioner for |
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| (b) | arrange for the deputy police and crime commissioner to exercise |
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| any function of the police and crime commissioner.” |
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16 | Page 14, line 12, after “person” insert “(who is not the deputy police and crime |
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17 | Page 14, line 14, leave out from “not” to end of line 16 and insert “— |
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| (a) | appoint a person listed in subsection (3) as the deputy police and |
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| (b) | arrange for the deputy police and crime commissioner to exercise a |
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| function listed in subsection (4)(a), (e) or (f); |
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| (c) | arrange, under subsection (1), for a person listed in subsection (3) to |
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| exercise any function; or |
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| (d) | arrange, under subsection (1), for any person to exercise a function |
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| listed in subsection (4). |
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| (2A) | A deputy police and crime commissioner may arrange for any other person |
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| to exercise any function of the police and crime commissioner which is, in |
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| accordance with subsection (A1)(b), exercisable by the deputy police and |
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| (2B) | But the deputy police and crime commissioner may not arrange for a |
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| person to exercise a function if— |
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| (a) | the person is listed in subsection (3), or |
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| (b) | the function is listed in subsection (4).” |
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18 | Page 14, line 17, leave out “subsection (2)(a)” and insert “subsections (2)(a) and (c) |
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19 | Page 14, line 20, at end insert— |
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| “(ca) | the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime appointed by the |
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| Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime;” |
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20 | Page 14, line 23, at end insert— |
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| “(g) | a member of the staff of a person falling within any of paragraphs |
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21 | Page 14, line 24, leave out “(2)(b)” and insert “(2)” |
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22 | Page 14, line 38, at end insert— |
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| “(6) | Subsection (1) applies whether or not there is a deputy police and crime |
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| (7) | The deputy police and crime commissioner is a member of the police and |
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| crime commissioner’s staff. |
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| (8) | For further provision about the appointment of a deputy police and crime |
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| commissioner, see paragraphs 7A to 7E of Schedule 1.” |
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23 | Page 15, line 15, leave out from “(2)” to end of line 18 and insert “(1)(b), exercisable |
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| by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. |
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| (5) | But the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime may not arrange for a person |
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| to exercise a function if— |
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| (a) | the person is listed in subsection (6), or |
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| (b) | the function is listed in subsection (7).” |
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24 | Page 15, line 24, at end insert— |
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| “(f) | a member of the staff of a person falling within any of paragraphs |
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25 | Page 16, line 26, after “etc)” insert “— |
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26 | Page 16, line 37, at end insert— |
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| “(6) | Paragraph 10 applies in relation to such an appointment |
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| if the candidate is not a member of the London Assembly. |
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| (7) | Paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 are subject to paragraph 10.”; |
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| (b) | after paragraph 9 insert— |
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| “10(1) | The London Assembly may veto the appointment of the |
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| candidate as Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime if the |
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| candidate is not a member of the London Assembly. |
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| (2) | The exercise of that power of veto in relation to an |
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| appointment is not valid unless the London Assembly— |
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| (a) | has held a confirmation meeting in relation to the |
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| appointment before the exercise of the power; and |
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| (b) | notifies the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime |
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| of the veto within the period of 3 weeks described |
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| (3) | If the London Assembly vetoes the appointment of the |
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| candidate, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime |
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| must not appoint the candidate. |
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| (4) | References in this Schedule to the London Assembly |
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| vetoing the appointment of a candidate are references to |
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| the Assembly making a decision, by the required |
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| majority, that the candidate should not be appointed as |
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| Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. |
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| (5) | For that purpose, the London Assembly makes that |
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| decision by the required majority if at least two-thirds of |
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| the votes given in making that decision are votes in |
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| favour of making that decision.”” |
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27 | Page 20, line 27, at end insert— |
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| “( ) | The functions of the police and crime panel for a police area must be |
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| exercised with a view to supporting the effective exercise of the functions |
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| of the police and crime commissioner for that police area.” |
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28 | Page 21, line 3, after “Schedules” insert “1 (procedure for appointments of senior |
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29 | Page 21, line 14, after “Schedule” insert “1,” |
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