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| | “(ea) | a person appointed by a chief officer of police in |
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| | England or Wales (other than the Commissioner of |
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| | Police for the City of London) to act, under the |
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| | directions of that chief officer, for the purposes of this |
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| | |
| | (c) | in paragraph (f), after “police area” insert “in Scotland, or by the |
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| | Common Council of the City of London,”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (5), after “(d)” insert “, (ea)”. |
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| | 197 | In section 78 (weighing of motor vehicles), in subsection (8)(b), after “by a” |
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| | (in the second place), insert “local policing body or a”. |
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| | 198 | In section 124 (exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by |
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| | section 123), in subsection (2), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “civilian |
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| | instructor”, for “a police authority” substitute “a chief officer of police in |
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| | England or Wales (other than the Commissioner of Police for the City of |
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| | London), the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as police |
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| | authority, or a police authority”. |
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| | 199(1) | Section 144 (exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance or security) |
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| | is amended in accordance with this section. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (2)(a), omit “(other than a police authority)”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (2)(b)— |
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| | (a) | after “owned by” insert “a local policing body or”; |
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| | (b) | after “constable,” insert “by a member of a police and crime |
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| | commissioner’s staff (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police |
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| | Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011), by a member of the staff |
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| | of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (within the meaning of |
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| | that Part of that Act), by a person employed by the Common Council |
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| | of the City of London in its capacity as a police authority,”. |
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| | Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 |
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| | 200(1) | In the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, section 79 (statements by constables) |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsection (2), for “by the police authority” substitute “as a civilian police |
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| | |
| | (3) | After subsection (5), insert— |
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| | “(5A) | For the purposes of subsection (2), a person is employed as a civilian |
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| | police employee for a police area if— |
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| | (a) | in the case of a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police |
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| | Act 1996, the person is a member of the civilian staff of the |
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| | police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police |
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| | Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) maintained for |
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| | |
| | (b) | in the case of the metropolitan police district, the person is a |
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| | member of the civilian staff of the Mayor’s Office for Policing |
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| | and Crime (within the meaning of that Part of that Act); |
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| | (c) | in the case of the City of London, the person is employed by |
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| | the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as |
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| | |
| | Local Government and Housing Act 1989 |
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| | 201 | The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 is amended as follows. |
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| | 202 | In section 1 (disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and |
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| | staff), after subsection (8) insert— |
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| | “(9) | In this section a reference to a person holding a politically restricted |
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| | post under a local authority includes a reference to every member of |
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| | the staff of an elected local policing body.”. |
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| | 203(1) | Section 4 (designation and reports of head of paid service) is amended in |
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| | accordance with this paragraph. |
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| | (2) | After subsection (1) insert— |
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| | “(1A) | In the case of an elected local policing body, the body’s chief |
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| | executive is to be taken to have been designated as the head of the |
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| | body’s paid service (and, accordingly, subsection (1)(a) does not |
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| | apply; but references to persons designated under this section include |
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| | references to the body’s chief executive).”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (4), for “sent to” substitute “sent— |
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| | (a) | in the case of an elected local policing body, to the body and |
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| | to the police and crime panel for the body’s police area; and |
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| | (b) | in any other case, to”. |
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| | (4) | In subsection (5), after “relevant authority” insert “(other than an elected local |
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| | |
| | (5) | After subsection (5) insert— |
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| | “(5A) | It shall be the duty of an elected local policing body to consider any |
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| | report under this section by the head of the body’s paid service, and to |
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| | do so no later than three months after the body is sent a copy of the |
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| | |
| | (6) | In subsection (6)(a), after “below” insert “and an elected local policing body”. |
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| | 204(1) | Section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) is amended in |
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| | accordance with this paragraph. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1), in the words after paragraph (b), omit the words from “(or,” |
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| | to “authority” (in the last place). |
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| | (3) | After subsection (1B) insert— |
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| | “(1C) | In the case of an elected local policing body, the body’s chief |
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| | executive is to be taken to have been designated as the monitoring |
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| | officer (and, accordingly, subsection (1)(a) does not apply; but |
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| | references to persons designated under this section include references |
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| | to the body’s chief executive).” |
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| | (4) | In subsection (3)(b), for “sent to” substitute “sent— |
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| | (a) | in the case of an elected local policing body, to the body and |
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| | to the police and crime panel for the body’s police area; and |
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| | (b) | in any other case, to”. |
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| | (5) | In subsection (5)(a), for “deputy at” substitute “deputy— |
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| | (i) | in the case of an elected local policing body, no later |
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| | than three months after the body is sent a copy of the |
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| | |
| | (ii) | in any other case, at”. |
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| | |
| | (a) | in the definition of “chief finance officer”, after “1999” insert “, |
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| | Schedule 1 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011”; |
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| | (b) | in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant authority”, after “below” |
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| | insert “and an elected local policing body”. |
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| | 205 | In section 7 (all staff to be appointed on merit), in subsection (1)— |
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| | (a) | in paragraph (a), omit “or”; |
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| | (b) | after paragraph (a) insert— |
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| | “(aa) | an elected local policing body, or”. |
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| | 206(1) | Section 21 (interpretation of Part 1) is amended in accordance with this |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsection (1), omit paragraph (g). |
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| | 207 | In section 67 (application of, and orders under, Part 5), in subsection (3), omit |
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| | |
| | 208(1) | Section 155 (emergency financial assistance to local authorities) is amended as |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsection (1A), in paragraph (b) for “Metropolitan Police Authority” |
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| | substitute “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (4), for paragraph (ea) substitute— |
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| | “(ea) | a police and crime commissioner;”. |
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| | Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990 |
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| | 209 | In the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, in section 22(4)(b)(i) (power |
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| | to require harbour authorities to promote searches in harbour areas), for “in |
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| | England, Scotland or Wales by a police authority” substitute “in England or |
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| | Wales by a local policing body, in Scotland by a police authority, or in |
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| | England, Wales or Scotland by”. |
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| | Town and Country Planning Act 1990 |
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| | 210 | The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows. |
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| | 211 | In section 252 (procedure for making orders), in subsection (12), in the |
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| | definition of “local authority”, for the words from “police authority” to |
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| | “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “police and crime commissioner, |
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| | the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime,”. |
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| | 212 | In section 336 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “local |
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| | authority”, in paragraph (a), for “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute |
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| | “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
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| | |
| | 213 | In the War Crimes Act 1991, in section 2 (expenses), in paragraph (a), for |
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| | “Metropolitan Police Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office for Policing and |
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| | |
| | Local Government Finance Act 1992 |
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| | 214 | In the Local Government Finance Act 1992, in section 19 (exclusion of Crown |
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| | exemption in certain cases), for subsection (3)(c) substitute— |
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| | “(c) | a police and crime commissioner;”. |
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| | |
| | 215 | In the Welsh Language Act 1993, in section 6 (meaning of “public body”), for |
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| | paragraph (d) substitute— |
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| | “(d) | a police and crime commissioner;”. |
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| |
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| | Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 |
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| | 216 | The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 is amended as follows. |
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| | 217 | In section 79A (meaning of “local authority” in England), omit paragraph (o). |
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| | 218 | In section 79B (meaning of “local authority” in Wales), omit paragraph (g). |
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| | |
| | 219 | In section 33 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (refunds of VAT in certain |
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| | cases), in subsection (3)(f), at the beginning insert “a police and crime |
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| | commissioner, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and”. |
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| | |
| | 220 | In the Criminal Appeal Act 1995, in section 22 (meaning of public body etc), |
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| | in subsection (2)(a) and (b)(iii), for “police authority” substitute “local |
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| | |
| | Employment Rights Act 1996 |
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| | 221 | In the Employment Rights Act 1996, in section 50 (right to time off for public |
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| | duties), omit subsection (2)(c). |
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| | Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 |
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| | 222 | In the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, in section 3 |
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| | (ineligible applicants) for subsection (2)(g) substitute— |
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| | “(g) | a police and crime commissioner;”. |
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| | |
| | 223 | The Police Act 1997 is amended as follows. |
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| | 224 | In section 107 (supplementary provisions relating to Commissioners), in |
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| | subsection (4)(a), after “any” insert “local policing body or”. |
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| | 225 | In section 119 (sources of information), in subsections (3) and (7), after |
|
| | “appropriate” insert “local policing body or”. |
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| | 226 | In section 126 (interpretation of Part 5), in the definition of “police authority” |
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| | in subsection (1), for “Great Britain” substitute “Scotland”. |
|
| | Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997 |
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| | 227 | In the Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997, in section 5 (payment of damages, |
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| | compensation and fines out of certain funds), in subsection (3), in paragraph |
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| | (a) of the definition of “the relevant authority”, for “police authority” |
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| | substitute “local policing body”. |
|
| | Audit Commission Act 1998 |
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| | 228 | The Audit Commission Act 1998 is amended as follows. |
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| | 229(1) | Section 32 (documents relating to police authorities etc) is amended in |
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| | accordance with this paragraph. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1), for the words from “relates” to the end, substitute “relates to |
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| | an elected local policing body or to a chief officer of police.” |
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| | |
| | |
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| |
| |
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| | (i) | for the words from “relates” to “1996” substitute “relates to |
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| | one or more elected local policing bodies”; |
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| | (ii) | for “an authority” substitute “a body”; |
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| | (b) | after paragraph (a) insert— |
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| | “(aa) | relates to one or more chief officers of police and has |
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| | been sent (or a copy of which has been sent) by the |
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| | Commission to such a chief officer.”. |
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| | (4) | For subsection (3) substitute— |
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| | “(3) | In this section “chief officer of police” means— |
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| | (a) | a chief constable for a police force maintained under section 2 |
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| | of the Police Act 1996, and |
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| | (b) | the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.”. |
|
| | 230 | In section 32B (mandatory provision of data), omit subsection (5)(c). |
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| | 231 | In section 47A (reports relating to performance of English local authorities), in |
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| | subsection (5), omit the words from “, other” to the end. |
|
| | 232 | In Schedule 2 (accounts subject to audit), in paragraph 1, for sub-paragraph (k) |
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| | |
| | “(k) | a police and crime commissioner; |
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| | (ka) | a chief constable for a police force maintained under |
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| | section 2 of the Police Act 1996; |
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| | (kb) | the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;”. |
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| | Crime and Disorder Act 1998 |
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| | 233 | The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as follows. |
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| | 234 | In section 1A (power of Secretary of State to add relevant bodies), in |
|
| | subsection (1), for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”. |
|
| | 235 | In section 17 (duty to consider crime and disorder implications), in subsection |
|
| | (2), for “a police authority” substitute “a local policing body”. |
|
| | 236(1) | In section 18 (interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 1), subsection (1) is amended |
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| | |
| | (2) | After the definition of “local child curfew scheme” insert— |
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| | | ““local policing body” has the meaning given by section 101(1) of the |
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| | |
| | (3) | Omit the definition of “police authority”. |
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| | 237 | In section 38 (local provision of youth justice services), in subsection (2)(a), |
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| | for “police authority” substitute “local policing body”. |
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| | 238 | In section 41 (the Youth Justice Board), in subsection (10), for “police |
|
| | authority” substitute “local policing body”. |
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| | 239 | In section 42 (supplementary provisions), in subsection (1), omit the definition |
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| | |
| | 240 | In section 115 (disclosure of information), in subsection (2)(c), for “police |
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| | authority” substitute “local policing body”. |
|
| | Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 |
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| | 241 | In the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998, in Schedule 3 (the Police |
|
| | Ombudsman for Northern Ireland), in paragraph 8 (assistance by members of |
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| | a police force in Great Britain), in sub-paragraph (2), after “to the” insert “local |
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| | |
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| |
| |
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| | Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 |
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| | 242 | In the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, in section 7A (the London |
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| | Development Agency Strategy), in subsection (5)(b) for “Metropolitan Police |
|
| | Authority” substitute “Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime”. |
|
| | Local Government Act 1999 |
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| | 243 | The Local Government Act 1999 is amended as follows. |
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| | 244(1) | Section 1 (best value authorities) is amended in accordance with this |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsection (1), for paragraph (d) substitute— |
|
| | “(d) | the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as |
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| | |
| | |
| | 245 | In section 3A (involvement of local representatives), in subsection (3), for |
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| | paragraph (a) substitute— |
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| | “(a) | the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as |
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| | |
| | 246 | In section 10 (inspections), omit subsection (5). |
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| | 247 | Omit section 10A (inspections: Auditor General for Wales). |
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| | 248 | In section 23 (accounts), in subsection (4), omit paragraph (za). |
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| | 249 | In section 29 (modifications for Wales), in subsection (1), omit the words from |
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| | |
| | Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 |
|
| | 250 | In the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, in section 71 (access to |
|
| | driver licensing records), in subsection (4), for paragraph (a) of the definition |
|
| | of “constables” substitute— |
|
| | “(a) | persons appointed by a chief constable under paragraph 4 of |
|
| | Schedule 2 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act |
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| | (civilian staff of police forces outside London), |
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| | (aa) | persons appointed by the Commissioner of Police of the |
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| | Metropolis under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act (civilian |
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| | staff of metropolitan police force),”. |
|
| | Freedom of Information Act 2000 |
|
| | 251 | In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities), in |
|
| | Part 5, for paragraphs 57 and 58 substitute— |
|
| | “57 | A police and crime commissioner. |
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| | 58 | The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.”. |
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| | Learning and Skills Act 2000 |
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| | 252 | The Learning and Skills Act 2000 is amended as follows. |
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| | 253 | In section 125 (consultation and co-ordination), for subsection (1)(c) |
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| | |
| | “(c) | a police and crime commissioner,”. |
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| | 254 | In section 129 (supplementary), in subsection (1), omit the definition of |
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| | |
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| |
| |
|
| | Local Government Act 2000 |
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| | 255 | The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows. |
|
| | 256 | In section 21C (reports and recommendations of overview and scrutiny |
|
| | committees: duties of certain partner authorities), in subsection (8), in the |
|
| | definition of “relevant partner authority”, for paragraph (a) substitute— |
|
| | “(a) | a local policing body, or”. |
|
| | 257 | In section 21E (overview and scrutiny committees of certain district councils: |
|
| | functions with respect to partner authorities), in subsection (4), for paragraph |
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| | |
| | “(a) | a local policing body, or”. |
|
| | 258 | In section 22A (overview and scrutiny committees of certain authorities in |
|
| | England: provision of information etc by certain partner authorities), in |
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| | subsection (6), in the definition of “associated authority”, for paragraph (b)(i) |
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| | |
| | “(i) | a local policing body, or”. |
|
| | 259(1) | Section 49 (principles governing conduct of members of relevant authorities) |
|
| | is amended in accordance with this paragraph. |
|
| | (2) | In subsection (1), omit “and police authorities in Wales”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (2), omit “(other than police authorities)”. |
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| | |
| | (5) | In subsection (6), omit paragraphs (h) and (m). |
|
| | 260(1) | Section 50 (model codes of conduct) is amended in accordance with this |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsection (1), omit “and police authorities in Wales”. |
|
| | (3) | In subsection (2), omit “other than police authorities”. |
|
| | 261(1) | Section 51 (duty of relevant authorities to adopt codes of conduct) is amended |
|
| | in accordance with this paragraph. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (4A), omit “or police authority in Wales”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (4C), omit “other than a police authority”. |
|
| | (4) | In subsection (6)(c)(i), omit “or a police authority in Wales”. |
|
| | 262(1) | Section 53 (standards committees) is amended in accordance with this |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsections (3) and (4), omit “or a police authority in Wales”. |
|
| | (3) | In subsections (6)(a) and (7)(a), omit “and police authorities in Wales”. |
|
| | (4) | In subsection (8), omit “or a police authority in Wales”. |
|
| | (5) | In subsection (9), omit “and a police authority in Wales”. |
|
| | (6) | In subsection (10), omit “or a police authority in Wales”. |
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| | |
| | (a) | in paragraph (a), omit “other than police authorities”; |
|
| | (b) | in paragraph (k), omit “(other than police authorities)”. |
|
| | 263(1) | Section 54 (functions of standards committees) is amended in accordance with |
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| | |
| | (2) | In subsection (4), omit “and police authorities in Wales”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (5), omit “(other than police authorities)”. |
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| | (4) | In subsection (6), omit “and police authorities in Wales”. |
|
| | (5) | In subsection (7), omit “(other than police authorities)”. |
|
| | 264(1) | Section 54A (sub-committees of standards committees) is amended in |
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| | accordance with this paragraph. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (4), omit “or of a police authority in Wales”. |
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|