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as soon as reasonably practicable and before the end of the second working day

 

after the suspension.

 

      (5)  

Notification under sub-paragraph (3) must include—

 

(a)    

written notification that the chief constable has been suspended,

 

(b)    

a copy of the reasons given to the chief constable in accordance with

 

sub-paragraph (2).

 

Suspension: role of panel

 

11B(1)  

A chief constable suspended under section 38 may make representations

 

against his suspension to the relevant police and crime panel—

 

(a)    

before the end of seven working days beginning with the first working

 

day after his being suspended;

 

(b)    

at any time during the suspension if he reasonably believes that

 

circumstances relevant to the suspension conditions have changed.

 

      (2)  

The police and crime panel shall review the suspension—

 

(a)    

on receipt of any representations under paragraph (1)(a);

 

(b)    

if there has been no previous review, before the end of four weeks

 

beginning with the first working day after the suspension;

 

(c)    

in any other case—

 

(i)    

on being notified that circumstances relevant to the

 

suspension conditions may have changed (whether by means

 

of representations made under paragraph (1)(b) or otherwise);

 

or

 

(ii)    

before the end of four weeks beginning with the day after the

 

previous review.

 

      (3)  

Where a review takes place under sub-paragraph (2), if the police and crime

 

panel reasonably believes—

 

(a)    

the suspension conditions continue to be satisfied, and

 

(b)    

suspension should continue,

 

            

it shall, and before the end of three working days beginning with the day after

 

the review, make a recommendation for continued suspension to the police and

 

crime commissioner, in writing with a summary of the reasons.

 

            

 

      (4)  

Where a review takes place under sub-paragraph (2), if the police and crime

 

panel reasonable believes that the conditions in either sub-paragraph (3)(a) or

 

sub-paragraph (3)(b) are no longer met, it must, and before the end of three

 

working days beginning with the day after the review, make a recommendation

 

for the end of the suspension to the police and crime commissioner, in writing

 

with a summary of the reasons.

 

      (5)  

Where a recommendation under sub-paragraph (4) is made, the police and

 

crime commissioner must accept the recommendation.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

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Page  126,  line  41  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘whether or not’.

 



 
 

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Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

120

 

Page  127,  line  14  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘written representations’ and insert

 

‘representations, including representations in writing and in person’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

121

 

Page  127,  line  17  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘written representations’ and insert

 

‘representations, including representations in writing and in person’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

64

 

Page  127,  line  41  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

122

 

Page  127  [Schedule  8],  leave out lines 41 and 42 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

must consult the chief inspector of the constabulary,

 

(b)    

must consult the Independent Police Complaints

 

Commission,

 

(c)    

must hold a scrutiny hearing’.

 


 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

123

 

Page  128,  line  12  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘and’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

124

 

Page  128,  line  13  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘is, or both of them’.


 
 

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Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

125

 

Page  128,  line  13  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘requested to appear’ and insert ‘required

 

to attend in person’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

127

 

Page  128,  line  15  [Schedule  8],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(9A)  

Before a scrutiny hearing is convened, the panel must give the chief constable

 

the opportunity to make written representations to the panel about the police

 

and crime commissioner’s proposal to call for the chief constable’s resignation

 

or retirement.’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

126

 

Page  128,  line  16  [Schedule  8],  leave out sub-paragraph 15(10).

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

65

 

Page  128  [Schedule  8],  leave out lines 24 to 28 and insert ‘must accept the panel’s

 

recommendations’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

118

 

Page  128,  line  26  [Schedule  8],  leave out ‘may accept or reject it’ and insert ‘must

 

accept it’.

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Diana Johnson

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

119

 

Page  128,  line  27  [Schedule  8],  leave out from ‘of’ to end of line 28 and insert ‘the

 

decision to accept the panel’s recommendation’.

 



 
 

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Secretary Theresa May

 

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Page  133,  line  24  [Schedule  11],  after ‘areas’, insert ‘in England’.

 


 

Secretary Theresa May

 

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Page  135,  line  7  [Schedule  11],  leave out subsection (7).

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

45

 

Page  135,  line  28  [Schedule  11],  after ‘commissioner’, insert ‘for a police area in

 

England’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

46

 

Page  135,  line  30  [Schedule  11],  leave out ‘the police area of the commissioner’

 

and insert ‘that police area’.

 


 

Secretary Theresa May

 

47

 

Page  136,  line  2  [Schedule  11],  at end insert ‘, and

 

(c)    

after “section 6 above” insert “, apart from devolved Welsh functions (as

 

defined by section 5(7)),”.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

48

 

Page  136  [Schedule  11],  leave out lines 6 to 17 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

the body is not satisfied that the responsible authorities for the area are

 

carrying out their functions under section 6 in an effective and efficient

 

manner, and

 

(b)    

the body considers it reasonable and proportionate in all the

 

circumstances to require a report.’.

 

Secretary Theresa May

 

49

 

Page  136  [Schedule  11],  leave out lines 30 to 32.

 


 

Secretary Theresa May

 

50

 

Page  163,  line  18  [Schedule  16],  at end insert—

 

  ‘( )  

For subsection (2) substitute—


 
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