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“(3)    

If the Auditor General for Wales has sent a document (or a copy of a

 

document) relating to one or more chief constables of police forces

 

maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 for a police area in

 

Wales, the Auditor General may send a copy of the document to the

 

persons to whom a copy of a document may be sent under subsection

 

(2).”.

 

341      

In section 46 (performance standards: relevant bodies), in subsection (1)(d),

 

for “police authority” substitute “police and crime commissioner”.

 

Drugs Act 2005

 

342      

In the Drugs Act 2005, in section 19 (interpretation), for subsection (7)

 

substitute—

 

“(7)    

“Police support officer” means—

 

(a)    

persons appointed by a chief constable under paragraph 4 of

 

Schedule 2 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility

 

Act (civilian staff of police forces outside London), and

 

(b)    

persons appointed by the Commissioner of Police of the

 

Metropolis under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act

 

(civilian staff of metropolitan police force).”.

 

Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005

 

343      

The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 is amended as follows.

 

344      

In Schedule 2 (excluded matters), in paragraph 1, for “police authority”

 

substitute “police and crime commissioner”.

 

345      

In Schedule 2 (listed authorities), for “police authority” substitute “police and

 

crime commissioner”.

 

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

 

346      

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

 

347(1)  

Section 6 (annual plans) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (7)(d)—

 

(a)    

at the beginning insert “each local policing body for an area in England

 

and Wales,”;

 

(b)    

for “Great Britain” substitute “Scotland”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (8), for “Great Britain” substitute “Scotland”.

 

348(1)  

Section 7 (annual reports) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (4)(d)—

 

(a)    

at the beginning insert “each local policing body for an area in England

 

and Wales,”;

 

(b)    

for “Great Britain” substitute “Scotland”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (5), for “Great Britain” substitute “Scotland”.

 

349(1)  

Section 23 (mutual assistance between SOCA and law enforcement agencies:

 

voluntary arrangements) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In subsections (8) and (9), for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant

 

policing body”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (11), in the definition of “relevant police authority”—

 

(a)    

for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant policing body”;

 

(b)    

before paragraph (a) insert—


 
 

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“(za)    

in relation to a police force in England or Wales, the local

 

policing body maintaining that force,”;

 

(c)    

in paragraph (a), for “Great Britain” substitute “Scotland”.

 

350(1)  

Section 26 (use by SOCA of police premises etc) is amended in accordance

 

with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1)(a), for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant

 

policing body”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (2)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant

 

policing body”;

 

(b)    

for “that authority” substitute “that body”.

 

      (4)  

In subsection (3)—

 

(a)    

for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant policing body”;

 

(b)    

in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “that body” substitute “SOCA or that

 

body”.

 

      (5)  

In subsection (6)—

 

(a)    

for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant policing body”;

 

(b)    

for “that authority” substitute “that body”.

 

      (6)  

In subsection (7)—

 

(a)    

for “relevant police authority” substitute “relevant policing body”;

 

(b)    

for “the police authority” substitute “the local policing body”.

 

351(1)  

Section 155 (payments by Secretary of State to police authorities in relation to

 

the prevention, detection and enforcement of certain traffic offences) is

 

amended in accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In the title, for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (1), for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”.

 

352      

In Schedule 5 (persons specified for the purposes of section 82), in paragraph

 

14(a), for “police authority employees” substitute “civilian staff”.

 

Government of Wales Act 2006

 

353      

The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.

 

354      

In section 72 (partnership council), in subsection (5)(c), for “police

 

authorities” substitute “police and crime commissioners”.

 

355(1)  

Part 1 of Schedule 5 (Assembly Measures) is amended in accordance with this

 

paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In matter 12.3 (conduct of members of relevant authorities), in the definition

 

of “relevant authority”, leave out the words from “, except” to the end.

 

      (3)  

In matter 15.6, in paragraph (b) of the provision beginning “This matter

 

applies”, for “police authorities” substitute “police and crime commissioners”.

 

356      

In Part 1 of Schedule 7 (Assembly Acts: subjects), in paragraph 12 for “police

 

authorities” substitute “police and crime commissioners”.

 

London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006

 

357      

The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 is amended as

 

follows.

 

358      

In section 21 (offence), in subsection (4), after “pay to” insert “a local policing

 

body,”.

 

359      

In section 22 (enforcement of power of entry)—


 
 

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(a)    

in subsection (8), after “compensation from” insert “a local policing

 

body,”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (9), after “A” (at the beginning) insert “local policing

 

body, a”.

 

360      

In section 28 (enforcement of power of entry)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (6), after “compensation from” insert “a local policing

 

body,”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (7), after “A” (at the beginning) insert “local policing

 

body, a”.

 

Police and Justice Act 2006

 

361      

The Police and Justice Act 2006 is amended as follows.

 

362      

In section 6 (consultation with APA and ACPO), omit subsection (2)(2)(a).

 

363(1)  

Schedule 1 (National Policing Improvement Agency) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In paragraph 5 (annual plans)—

 

(a)    

in sub-paragraph (6)(b), for “police authority” substitute “local

 

policing body”;

 

(b)    

in sub-paragraph (7), for paragraph (b) substitute—

 

“(b)    

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to

 

represent the views of police and crime

 

commissioners,

 

(ba)    

the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime,

 

(bb)    

the Common Council of the City of London,”.

 

      (3)  

In paragraph 6 (strategic priorities), for sub-paragraph (2)(c) (and the word

 

“and” at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b) substitute—

 

“(b)    

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent

 

the views of police and crime commissioners,

 

(c)    

the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, and

 

(d)    

the Common Council of the City of London.”.

 

      (4)  

In paragraph 7 (chairman and other members)—

 

(a)    

for sub-paragraph (2)(a) substitute—

 

“(a)    

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to

 

represent the views of police and crime

 

commissioners,

 

(ab)    

the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime,

 

(ac)    

the Common Council of the City of London, and”

 

(b)    

in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “nominated by the Association of Police

 

Authorities” substitute “who is a police and crime commissioner”.

 

      (5)  

In paragraph 28 (annual reports), in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “police

 

authority” substitute “local policing body”.

 

      (6)  

In the italic heading before paragraph 35 (Payments by Agency to police

 

authorities), after “to” insert “local policing bodies”.

 

      (7)  

In paragraph 35, in sub-paragraph (a), for “police authorities” substitute “local

 

policing bodies”.

 

      (8)  

In paragraph 48 (power to modify objects, functions and strategy of the

 

Agency), in sub-paragraph (10), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

 

“(b)    

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent

 

the views of police and crime commissioners,

 

(c)    

the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime,

 

(d)    

the Common Council of the City of London, and”.


 
 

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

 

364      

In the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, in Schedule 3 (barred lists),

 

in paragraph 19 (information), in sub-paragraph (4), for “police authority”

 

substitute “local policing body”.

 

Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006

 

365      

The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 is amended as follows.

 

366      

In section 18 (functions of local chief officer of police), for “police authority”

 

(in each place), substitute “local policing body”.

 

367      

In section 19 (guidance about the designation of zones)—

 

(a)    

for “police authorities” (in each place) substitute “local policing

 

bodies”;

 

(b)    

for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”.

 

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

 

368      

In the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, in section

 

13 (application to police forces), in subsection (3)(b), for “police authority”

 

substitute “local policing body”.

 

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

 

369      

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is

 

amended as follows.

 

370      

In section 104 (application of Chapter 1 of Part 5: partner authorities), for

 

subsection (2)(e) substitute—

 

“(e)    

a local policing body;”.

 

371      

In section 123 (joint overview and scrutiny committees), in subsection (7) for

 

“a police authority” substitute “a local policing body”.

 

372      

In section 212 (entities controlled etc by local authorities), in subsection (7), in

 

paragraph (a) of the definition of “local authority”, after “that Act)” insert “,

 

apart from a police and crime commissioner”.

 

Serious Crime Act 2007

 

373      

In the Serious Crime Act 2007, in section 39 (compliance with orders:

 

authorised monitors), in subsection (10), in the definition of “law enforcement

 

agency”—

 

(a)    

before paragraph (a) insert—

 

“(za)    

the chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2

 

of the Police Act 1996;

 

(zb)    

the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

 

(zc)    

the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as

 

police authority;”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (a), omit “a police authority or”.

 

Pensions Act 2008

 

374(1)  

In the Pensions Act 2008, section 95 (police) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1), after “by the” insert “relevant local policing body or”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (2)—

 

(a)    

after “A” (in the first place) insert “local policing body, or a”;


 
 

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(b)    

after “relevant” insert “local policing body, or relevant”.

 

Coroners and Justice Act 2009

 

375      

In the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, in section 24 (provision of staff and

 

accommodation), in subsection (2), for “police authority” substitute “local

 

policing body”.

 

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

 

376      

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 is

 

amended as follows.

 

377      

In section 2 (democratic arrangements of connected authorities)—

 

(a)    

for subsection (3)(f) substitute—

 

“(f)    

a local policing body;”;

 

(b)    

for subsection (5)(e) substitute—

 

“(e)    

a local policing body;”.

 

378      

In section 23 (duty of public authorities to secure involvement), in subsection

 

(2), for paragraph (j) substitute—

 

“(j)    

the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as

 

a police authority;”.

 

379      

In section 35 (mutual insurance: supplementary), in subsection (2), for

 

paragraph (k) substitute—

 

“(k)    

the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as

 

a police authority;”.

 

380      

In section 123 (partner authorities), for subsection (2)(d) substitute—

 

“(d)    

a local policing body;”.

 

Policing and Crime Act 2009

 

381      

In the Policing and Crime Act 2009, in section 2 (Police Senior Appointments

 

Panel), omit subsection (1).

 

Child Poverty Act 2010

 

382      

In the Child Poverty Act 2010, in section 20(2)(b) (partner authorities), for

 

“police authority” substitute “local policing body”.

 

Equality Act 2010

 

383      

The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.

 

384      

In section 1 (public sector duty regarding socio-economic duties), in

 

subsection (3)(k), for “police authority” substitute “police and crime

 

commissioner”.

 

385      

In section 43 (interpretation of section 42)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (3), for “police authority” (in each place) substitute

 

“local policing body or police authority”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (8), for paragraph (d) substitute—

 

“(d)    

the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act

 

2011.”.

 

386      

In Schedule 19 (public authorities), in Part 1, for the words from “A police

 

authority” to “section 5B of that Act”, substitute—


 
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