Part 1Police reform
National Policing Improvement Agency
F31National Policing Improvement Agency
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Police forces and police authorities
I1I2I3I6I10I11I122Amendments to the Police Act 1996
Schedule 2 (which makes amendments to the Police Act 1996 (c. 16)) has effect.
I73Delegation of police authority functions
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Section 107 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) (application to police authorities of provisions about discharge of local authority functions) is amended as follows.
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After subsection (3A) there is inserted—
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Section 101 above, in its application to a police authority, shall have effect as if a reference in subsection (1), (2), (4) or (5) to an officer of an authority included a reference to a member of that authority.
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For subsection (4) there is substituted—
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The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision regulating the power of a police authority under section 101 above to arrange for the discharge of their functions by a committee, sub-committee, officer or member of the authority as respects part only of their area.
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Regulations under subsection (4) may in particular—
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impose limitations or restrictions on the functions which may be the subject of arrangements of the kind referred to in that subsection;
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make provision as to the membership or chairmanship of any committee or sub-committee discharging functions under such arrangements;
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impose limitations or restrictions on which officers or members of a police authority may discharge functions under such arrangements.
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A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (4) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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Subsection (6) (members of police authority committees must be authority members) is omitted.
F14Police authorities as best value authorities
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Police pension schemes
I95Power to merge schemes
Schedule 3 (power to merge police pension schemes) has effect.
Statutory consultation requirements
I46Consultation with APAF4and body representing chief officers of police
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Schedule 4 (which amends provisions requiring consultation with persons representing the interests of police authorities or chief officers of police so that they require consultation with the Association of Police Authorities or the Association of Chief Police Officers) has effect.
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If it appears to the Secretary of State that, by reason of a change of name or otherwise—
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the interests of chief officers of police are represented by a body that is not called F5the National Police Chiefs’ Council,
he may by order make the appropriate consequential amendments to any statutory provision (including this subsection) containing a reference to the association in question.
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In subsection (2) “statutory provision” means provision contained in, or in any instrument made under, any Act.
Community support officers etc
F77Standard powers and duties of community support officers
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F88Community support officers: power to deal with truants
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I5I89Exercise of police powers by civilians
Schedule 5, which—
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makes other minor amendments in connection with the exercise of police powers by civilians,
has effect.