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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 7, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 8, leave out ‘written representations’ and insert |
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| ‘representations, including representations in writing and in person,’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 8, after ‘proposing’, insert ‘to seek Secretary of State |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 10, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 11, leave out ‘written representations’ and insert |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, leave out lines 12 to 15. |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 16, leave out paragraph 14 and insert— |
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| | ‘14(1) | Prior to making a decision on removal a police and crime panel must hold a |
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| | (2) | For the purposes of this Part a “removal hearing” is a meeting of the panel, held |
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| | in private, at which the chief constable is requested to appear for the purpose |
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| | of answering questions relating to the proposal to call upon the chief constable |
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| | references to the person— |
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| | (a) | attending the meeting in person, or |
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| | (b) | not attending the meeting in person but participating in the |
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| | proceedings of the meeting by any means that enable the person to |
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| | hear, and be heard, in those proceedings as they happen.’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 19, after ‘proposing’, insert ‘to seek Secretary of State |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 23, after ‘proposing’, insert ‘to seek Secretary of State |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 25, leave out paragraph 15. |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, line 29, after ‘should’, insert ‘seek Secretary of State |
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| Schedule 8, page 127, leave out lines 35 and 36 and insert— |
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| | ‘(a) | must consult the chief inspector of the constabulary, |
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| | (b) | must consult the Independent Police Complaints Commission, |
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| | (c) | must hold a scrutiny hearing.’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 8, leave out ‘is, or both of them’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 7, leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 8, leave out ‘requested to appear’ and insert ‘required to |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 9, after ‘proposal’, insert ‘to seek Secretary of State |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 10, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(9A) | Before a scrutiny hearing is convened, the panel must give the chief constable the |
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| | opportunity to make written representations to the panel about the police and |
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| | crime commissioner’s proposal to call for the chief constable’s resignation or |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, leave out lines 11 to 16. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, leave out lines 17 to 23 and insert— |
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| | ‘16(1) | The Police and Crime Panel may, having reviewed the proposed removal, veto |
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| | the removal of the Chief Constable. |
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| | (2) | References in this schedule to a police and crime panel vetoing the removal of |
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| | a Chief Constable are references to the panel making a decision, by the |
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| | (3) | For that purpose, the panel makes that decision by the required majority if at |
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| | least two thirds of the persons who are members of the panel at the time when |
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| | the decision is made vote in favour of making that decision.’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 17, leave out paragraph 16. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 21, leave out ‘may accept or reject it’ and insert ‘must |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 22, leave out from ‘of’ to end of line 23 and insert ‘his/ |
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| her acceptance of the panel’s recommendation’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 128, line 33, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Schedule 8, page 129, line 10, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Clause 39, page 26, line 11, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Clause 39, page 26, line 14, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Clause 40, page 26, line 31, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Clause 41, page 27, line 34, leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’. |
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| Clause 42, page 28, line 19, at end insert ‘and the London Assembly police and |
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| Clause 42, page 28, line 19, at end insert ‘and shall have regard to subsections (5), |
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| | ‘(5) | No person shall be appointed as Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis |
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| | unless he holds or has held the rank of— |
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| | (a) | Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable or Assistant Chief constable in |
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| | a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996; |
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| | (b) | Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Assistant |
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| | Commissioner in the Metropolitan police force, or |
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| | (c) | Assistant Commissioner in the City of London police force, |
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| | | for a period of no less than three years. |
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| | (6) | No person shall be appointed as the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis |
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| | unless he has passed the Senior National Assessment Centre and completed the |
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| | Strategic Command Course. |
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| | (7) | Subject to this section an appointment to the rank of Commissioner of Police for |
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| | the Metropolis shall be for a fixed term of five years.’. |
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| Clause 43, page 28, line 35, at end insert ‘; and |
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| | (c) | any representations made by the London Assembly police and crime |
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| Clause 45, page 29, line 14, after ‘Crime’, insert ‘and the London Assembly police |
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| Clause 46, page 29, line 27, after ‘Crime’, insert ‘and the London Assembly police |
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| Clause 47, page 29, line 34, after ‘Crime’, insert ‘and the London Assembly police |
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| Clause 48, page 29, line 38, after ‘of’, insert ‘the London Assembly police and |
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| Clause 48, page 30, line 2, leave out subsection (1)(b). |
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| Clause 48, page 30, line 3, at end insert ‘if an investigation into an allegation of |
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| misconduct or gross misconduct by the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis is |
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| being undertaken and, in light of the investigation, the maintenance of public confidence |
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| in the Metropolitan police force requires the suspension.’. |
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| Clause 48, page 30, line 4, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 48, page 30, line 6, at end insert— |
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