Part III Powers of Parish Councils and Community Councils

Crime prevention

31 Crime prevention.

1

A parish council or community council may, for the detection or prevention of crime in their area—

a

install and maintain any equipment,

b

establish and maintain any scheme, or

c

assist others to install and maintain any equipment or to establish and maintain any scheme.

2

In section 92 of the M1Police Act 1996 (grants by local authorities)—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

for “or London borough” there is substituted “ London borough, parish or community ”, and

ii

for “county, district, county borough or borough” there is substituted “ council’s area ”, and

b

in subsection (2), for “or district” there is substituted “ district or parish ”.