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| Publication of reports of inspectors of constabulary. |
42. - (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Secretary of State shall arrange for any report received by him under section 41(2) or (3) to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
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(2) The Secretary of State may exclude from publication under subsection (1) any part of a report if, in his opinion, the publication of that part-
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(a) would be against the interests of national security or prejudicial to public order; or |
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(b) might jeopardise the safety of any person. |
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(3) The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the published report to-
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(a) the Police Authority; and |
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(4) The Police Authority shall invite the Chief Constable to submit comments on the published report to the Authority before such date as it may specify.
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(5) The Police Authority shall prepare comments on the published report and shall arrange for-
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(b) any comments submitted by the Chief Constable in accordance with subsection (4); and |
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(c) any response which the Authority has to the comments submitted by the Chief Constable, |
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to be published in such manner as appears to the Authority to be appropriate.
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(6) The Police Authority shall send a copy of any document published under subsection (5) to the Secretary of State.
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(7) Subsections (3) to (6) shall apply in relation to a report relating to the National Criminal Intelligence Service as if-
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(a) references to the Police Authority were references to the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service; and |
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(b) references to the Chief Constable were references to the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service. |
| Criminal statistics. |
43. - (1) The Chief Constable shall, at such times and in such form as the Secretary of State may direct, transmit to the Secretary of State such particulars with respect to offences, offenders, criminal proceedings and the state of crime in Northern Ireland as the Secretary of State may require.
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(2) The Secretary of State shall cause an abstract of the information transmitted to him under this section to be prepared and published in such manner as he thinks appropriate.
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| Inquiries. |
44. - (1) The Secretary of State may cause an inquiry to be held by a person appointed by him into any matter connected with policing.
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(2) An inquiry under this section shall be held in public or in private as the Secretary of State may direct.
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(3) Schedule 8 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (inquiries and investigations) shall apply to an inquiry under this section with the substitution for references to the Ministry of references to the Secretary of State.
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(4) Where the report of the person holding an inquiry under this section is not published, a summary of his findings and conclusions shall be made known by the Secretary of State so far as appears to him consistent with the public interest.
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| Research and advice. |
45. - (1) The Secretary of State may set up such bodies and take such other steps as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of undertaking research into matters affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Police Service.
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(2) The Secretary of State may set up such bodies as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of advising him on matters affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Police Service.
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| Expenditure by Secretary of State for police purposes. |
46. The Secretary of State may-
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(a) make such contribution to the provision or maintenance of such organisations, facilities and services; and |
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(b) make such other payments, |
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as he thinks necessary or expedient for promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Police Service.
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