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Notices of Amendments: 20 January 2011                  

87

 

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

326

 

Schedule  2,  page  106,  line  30,  leave out subparagraph (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

But a chief constable may not—

 

(a)    

enter into contracts or other agreements except employment agreements;

 

(b)    

acquire or dispose of property;

 

(c)    

acquire or dispose of land;

 

(d)    

borrow money

 

    

except as set out in the terms of a delegation agreement between the police and

 

crime commissioner and the chief constable under section 18.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

327

 

Schedule  2,  page  106,  line  40,  leave out paragraph 8.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

328

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

his attestation under oath under Schedule 4 of the Police Act 1996.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

329

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Matters within the “direction and control” of a chief constable under subsection

 

(3) shall include but not be limited to—

 

(a)    

a decision whether, or whether not, to deploy police officers;

 

(b)    

a decision concerning the budgetary allocation of the annual police force

 

budget;

 

(c)    

a decision taken with the purpose of balancing competing operational

 

needs;

 

(d)    

a tactical operational decision;

 

(e)    

a decision which falls within the ordinary professional discretion of a

 

police officer.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

330

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  2,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 3 and insert ‘protect

 

fundamental rights, uphold the law and keep the peace.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 20 January 2011                  

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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

Code of practice on the operational independence of chief constables

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall publish a Code of Practice on the Operational

 

Independence of Chief Constables detailing where their actions shall be

 

independent of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

 

(2)    

Regulations to bring into force a Code of Practice under subsection (1) shall be

 

subject to agreement by affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

331

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime must not ask, require or encourage

 

the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis to act in a manner which could—

 

(a)    

put the Commissioner in breach of his attestation under oath in

 

accordance with Schedule 4 of the Police Act 1996; or

 

(b)    

conflict with the Commissioner’s exercise of direction and control under

 

section 4(3).

 

(8B)    

If the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis reasonably believes that the

 

Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime has asked, required or encouraged him to

 

act in a manner that is prohibited under subsection (8A), he may notify the

 

London Assembly police and crime panel.

 

(8C)    

For the avoidance of doubt, any purported direction by the Mayor’s Office for

 

Policing and Crime under subsection (8A) has no legal effect.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

332

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

his attestation under oath under Schedule 4 of the Police Act 1996.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

333

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Matters within the “direction and control” of the Commissioner of Police for the

 

Metropolis shall include but not be limited to—

 

(a)    

a decision whether, or whether not, to deploy police officers;

 

(b)    

a decision concerning the budgetary allocation of the annual police force

 

budget;


 
 

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(c)    

a decision taken with the purpose of balancing competing operational

 

needs;

 

(d)    

a tactical operational decision;

 

(e)    

a decision which falls within the ordinary professional discretion of a

 

police officer.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

334

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  42,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 43 and insert ‘uphold the

 

law and keep the peace’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

335

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  6,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

336

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  8,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

337

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  10,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

338

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  12,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

339

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  13,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 20 January 2011                  

90

 

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

340

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  17,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

341

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  21,  leave out paragraphs (c) to (f).

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

342

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  26,  leave out subsection (7).

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

343

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  29,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

344

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  31,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

345

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  33,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

 

‘(b)    

in particular, review the police and crime plan in light of any changes in

 

the strategic policing requirement issued by the Secretary of State under

 

section 37A of the Police Act 1996.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

346

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  39,  leave out ‘commissioner who’ and insert ‘panel which’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 20 January 2011                  

91

 

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

347

 

Clause  5,  page  6,  line  6,  leave out subsection (12) and insert—

 

‘(12)    

It is for the panel to determine the manner in which a copy of the plan is to be

 

published in accordance with subsection (10)(b).’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

348

 

Clause  5,  page  6,  line  13,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

349

 

Clause  7,  page  7,  line  35,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’s’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’s’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

350

 

Clause  7,  page  7,  line  38,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

351

 

Clause  7,  page  7,  line  41,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

352

 

Clause  7,  page  7,  line  45,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

353

 

Clause  7,  page  8,  line  1,  leave out from beginning to end of line 3 and insert—


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 20 January 2011                  

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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

‘(2)    

The local police and crime panel’s police and crime objectives are the panel’s

 

objectives for—

 

(a)    

the policing of the panel’s area,’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

354

 

Clause  7,  page  8,  line  9,  leave out ‘elected local policing bodies’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panels’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

355

 

Clause  7,  page  8,  line  12,  leave out ‘elected local policing bodies’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panels’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

356

 

Clause  7,  page  8,  line  14,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

357

 

Clause  8,  page  9,  line  2,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

 

‘(1)    

A police and crime panel must, in exercising the functions of the panel, have

 

regard to the police and crime plan issued by the panel.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

358

 

Clause  8,  page  9,  line  8,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

359

 

Clause  8,  page  9,  line  14,  after ‘person’, insert ‘or panel’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 20 January 2011                  

93

 

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

360

 

Clause  8,  page  9,  line  16,  after ‘person’, insert ‘or panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

361

 

Clause  9,  page  9,  line  26,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

362

 

Clause  9,  page  9,  line  28,  leave out from second ‘the’ to end of line 30 and insert

 

‘local police and crime panel will secure, or contribute to securing, crime and disorder

 

reduction in the panel’s area.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

363

 

Clause  9,  page  9,  line  31,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

364

 

Clause  9,  page  9,  line  33,  leave out body’ and insert ‘panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

365

 

Clause  10,  page  9,  line  35,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

366

 

Clause  10,  page  9,  line  39,  leave out ‘elected local policing body’ and insert ‘local

 

police and crime panel’.


 
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