The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional, Transitory and Savings Provisions) Order 2012

Transitional, transitory and savings provisions in relation to police authorities in England

4.—(1) This article applies where an allegation concerning a member of a police authority in England is made—

(a) before the commencement date, to the police authority and in respect of which no finding has been made by the standards committee of that authority; and

(b) on or after the commencement date but before 20th December 2012, to the relevant local authority in relation to that member.

(2) Where this article applies—

(a) the allegation shall be treated as having been made to the relevant local authority under Chapter 7 of Part 1 of the Localism Act 2011;

(b) the relevant local authority shall deal with the allegation in accordance with the standards arrangements the authority is required to have in place under that Act; and

(c) section 28 of that Act has effect as though—

(i) references to a relevant authority’s code of conduct are references to the code of conduct of the police authority of the member who is the subject of an allegation, and

(ii) references to an allegation have the same meaning as in this Order.

(3) Notwithstanding article 2—

(a) section 50 of the 2000 Act and any order made under that section, and

(b) section 51 of that Act and any code adopted under that section,

continue to have effect for the purposes of enabling an allegation to be dealt with in accordance with this article.