Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Line 3, leave out “supporting the effective exercise of the functions of the police and crime commissioner for that” and insert “upholding the integrity, impartiality and effectiveness of the police force for that police”

Page 22, line 36, at end insert—

“( ) The police and crime commissioner must co-operate with the police and crime panel in order to facilitate the exercise of its functions.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Role of Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime in appointments

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis shall ensure that the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime shall have the opportunity to interview all candidates being considered for appointment under sections 46, 47 and 48 and to make recommendations to him about such candidates before he consults the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime in accordance with sections 46(2), 47(2) and 48(2).”

Leave out Clause 63 and insert the following new Clause—

“Acting police and crime commissioner

(1) Where a police and crime commissioner is unable to perform their functions under this Part, the relevant police and crime panel must appoint an acting police and crime commissioner who is—

(a) a member of that police and crime panel; and

(b) a member of the relevant local authority.

(2) A person who is appointed to the role of acting police and crime commissioner under subsection (1) has the same powers and is subject to the same requirements as a police and crime commissioner, in accordance with this Act and any other enactment.

(3) In appointing an acting police and crime commissioner under subsection (1), the relevant police and crime panel must stipulate the maximum length of time that the person may hold that position.

(4) A person ceases to hold the position of acting police and crime commissioner—

(a) in the event that the police and crime commissioner is able to resume their functions under this Act;

(b) at the end of the maximum term stipulated by the police and crime panel; or

(c) as otherwise stipulated in this Act or any other enactment.”

At end insert—

“( ) The policing protocol must, in particular, provide that if a chief constable, Commissioner of the Metropolis, or Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolis resigns or is required to resign before the expiry of his term of appointment, HMIC must conduct a review of the reasons for that resignation and publish a report on that review.

( ) In conducting that review, HMIC may call upon the assistance of IPCC, if the reason for the resignation is or appears to be one which is related to the ethical conduct of any party to whom the protocol applies.

( ) A statutory instrument containing an order under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”

Page 105, line 28, at end insert—

“( ) an order under section (policing protocol);”

Page 112, line 1, leave out sub-paragraph (3)

Page 117, line 6, leave out sub-paragraph (3)

Page 131, line 35, at end insert—

“(d) substitution of or deputising for any member who is unable to attend a meeting of the panel,

(e) the quorum for a meeting of the panel”

Page 199, line 35, at end insert—

“106A In section 120 (acquisition of land compulsorily by principal councils), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) Police and crime commissioners and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime are to be treated as principal councils for the purposes of—

(a) this section (apart from subsection (1)(b)), and

(b) section 121.”.”

Page 210, leave out lines 27 to 31

Page 211, leave out lines 27 to 30

Page 216, line 19, leave out “or to a chief officer of police”