PART 2Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime

CHAPTER 1Functions relating to serious violence

Exercise of functions

I1I214Involvement of local policing bodies

1

A local policing body for a police area may assist a specified authority in the exercise of—

a

the authority’s functions under or in accordance with section 8 in relation to a local government area which coincides with or falls within the police area, or

b

the authority’s functions under or in accordance with section 9 in relation to a relevant area which, or any part of which, coincides with or falls within the police area.

2

A local policing body for a police area may—

a

monitor the exercise by specified authorities of their functions under or in accordance with section 8 in relation to a local government area which coincides with or falls within the police area, or

b

monitor the exercise by specified authorities of their functions under or in accordance with section 9 in relation to a relevant area which, or any part of which, coincides with or falls within the police area.

3

A local policing body may report its findings under subsection (2) to the Secretary of State.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision conferring functions on a local policing body for a police area for the purposes of subsection (1).

5

Provision under subsection (4) may include provision—

a

for a local policing body to provide funding to a specified authority,

b

for a local policing body to arrange for meetings to be held for the purpose of assisting the exercise by specified authorities of their functions under or in accordance with section 8 or 9,

c

for the local policing body or a representative of the body to chair the meetings, and

d

for such descriptions and numbers of persons as the local policing body may specify to be required to attend the meetings.

6

If a local policing body acts under subsection (1) or (2), or under regulations under subsection (4), in relation to the exercise by a specified authority of its functions under or in accordance with section 8 or 9, the authority must co-operate with the body.

7

References in this Chapter (however expressed) to a specified authority exercising functions in accordance with section 8 or 9 are to the authority exercising functions conferred on it apart from this Chapter in accordance with the section in question.