Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]

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Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]

Police (Northern Ireland ) Bill [HL]

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Northern Ireland Office, are published
separately as Bill 52—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Murphy has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] are compatible
with the Convention rights.

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Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]

Contents
Part 1
Policing
The Northern Ireland Policing Board
      1         Consultation with Board
      2         Board’s policing objectives
      3         Public meetings of the Board
      4         Contracts relating to detention and escort services
      5         Funding for pension purposes
      6         Accounts and audit
      7         Performance summaries
      8         Performance summaries: supplementary
Reports and inquiries
      9         Reports of Chief Constable
      10         Inquiries by Board
      11         Approval of proposals relating to inquiries by Board
The Police Ombudsman
      12         Investigations into current police practices and policies
District policing partnerships
      13         Independent members
      14         Disqualification
      15         Council’s powers
Police functions and appointments
      16         Core policing principles
      17         Chief Constable’s functions
      18         Provision of information to Board
      19         Fixed-term appointments

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Information and inquiries
      20         Restriction on disclosure of information
      21         Special committee of the Board
      22         Disclosure of information and holding of inquiries
Part 2
Police powers
Designation of civilians
      23         Police powers for designated police support staff
      24         Police powers for designated contracted-out staff
      25         Police powers: amendments
      26         Designations: supplementary
      27         Complaints and misconduct
      28         Liability for unlawful conduct
      29         Notifiable memberships
      30         Code of ethics
      31         Assaults on, and obstruction of, designated persons
      32         Impersonation etc. of designated persons
      33         Designated persons: interpretation
Searches and samples
      34         Intimate searches
      35         Intimate samples
Codes of practice
      36         Codes of practice
Part 3
General
      37         Orders and regulations
      38         Repeals
      39         Extent
      40         Short title
                  Schedule 1                     —                     Powers exercisable by designated persons
                  Part 1                    —                     Investigating officers
                  Part 2                    —                     Detention officers
                  Part 3                    —                     Escort officers
                  Part 4                    —                     Interpretation
                  Schedule 2                     —                     Police powers: amendments
                  Schedule 3                     —                     Repeals



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