SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16Police reform: minor and consequential amendments
Part 3Other enactments
Police Reform Act 2002
I1277
The Police Reform Act 2002 is amended as follows.
I2278
1
Section 10 (general functions of the Commission) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsection (1), in paragraphs (a) and (f), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
3
In subsection (3)(d), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I3279
In section 11 (reports to the Secretary of State), in subsections (6)(a), (7)(a), (9) and (10)(b), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I4280
In section 12 (complaints, matters and persons to which Part 2 applies), in subsection (7)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
he is a civilian employee of a police force;
b
in paragraph (b), for “a police authority” substitute “
the Common Council of the City of London
”
.
I5281
1
Section 15 (general duties of police authorities, chief constables and inspectors) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In the title, for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
3
In subsections (1)(a) and (3)(a), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
4
In subsection (3)(c), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
5
In subsections (4)(a), (5)(a), (6) and (8A), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I6282
1
Section 16 (payment for assistance with investigations) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsection (3)—
a
for “police authority” (in each place) substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in paragraph (b)(i), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
3
In subsection (4)—
a
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in paragraph (a), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
;
c
in paragraph (b)(i), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
4
In subsection (5), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
5
In subsection (6), for “police authorities” (in each place) substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
I7283
1
Section 16A (police investigations: National Police Improvement Agency involvement) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsection (1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In subsection (7)—
a
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in paragraph (b)(i), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
I8284
In section 17 (provision of information to the Commission)—
a
in subsection (1)(a), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in subsection (2)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
in paragraph (a), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
;
c
in subsection (4)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
;
d
in subsection (6), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I9285
In section 18 (inspections of police premises on behalf of Commission)—
a
in subsection (1)—
i
for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
;
ii
in paragraph (a), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in subsection (3), for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
;
c
in subsection (5)(b), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
I10286
In section 20 (duty to keep the complainant informed), in subsection (8), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I11287
1
Section 22 (power of Commission to issue guidance) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
3
In subsection (3), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
such persons as appear to the Commission to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council;
I12288
In section 23 (regulations), in subsection (2)(n), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
I13289
In section 24 (consultation on regulations), for paragraph (b) substitute—
b
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
ba
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
bb
the Common Council;
I14290
1
Section 26 (forces maintained otherwise than by police authorities) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In the title, for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
3
In subsections (1)(b) and (2), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
291
In section 29 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (1)—
I27a
in the definition of “appropriate authority”—
i
in paragraph (a)(i), for “a senior officer, the police authority” substitute “
the chief officer or an acting chief officer, the local policing body
”
;
ii
in paragraph (a)(ii), for “a senior officer” substitute “
the chief officer or an acting chief officer
”
;
iii
in paragraph (b)(i), for “a senior officer, the police authority” substitute “
the chief officer or an acting chief officer, the local policing body
”
;
iv
in paragraph (b)(ii), for “a senior officer” substitute “
the chief officer or an acting chief officer
”
;
v
after paragraph (b)(ii) insert— “
and, for the purposes of this definition, “acting chief officer” means a person exercising or performing functions of a chief constable in accordance with section 41 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; a person exercising powers or duties of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in accordance with section 44 or 45(4) of that Act; or a person exercising duties of the Commissioner of Police for the City of London in accordance with section 25 of the City of London Police Act 1839;
”
;
I27b
in the definition of “relevant force”, for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
if that authority is a local policing body, the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining; and
I28c
omit the definition of “senior officer”.
I15292
1
Section 38 (police powers for police authority employees) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In the title, for “police authority employees” substitute “
civilian staff
”
.
3
In subsection (1), for the words from “designate” to “an officer” substitute “
designate a relevant employee as an officer
”
.
4
In subsection (7), for “An employee of a police authority” substitute “
A relevant employee
”
.
5
After subsection (9) insert—
11
In this section “relevant employee” means—
a
in the case of—
i
a police force maintained for a police area in accordance with section 2 of the Police Act 1996, or
ii
the police force maintained for the metropolitan police district in accordance with section 5A of that Act,
a member of the civilian staff of that police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011);
b
in the case of any other police force, a person who—
i
is employed by the police authority maintaining that force, and
ii
is under the direction and control of the chief officer making a designation under subsection (1).
I16293
In section 38A (standard powers and duties of community support officers), in subsection (3), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
ab
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ac
the Common Council of the City of London; and
I17294
1
Section 39 (police powers for contracted out staff) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsections (1) and (2), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In subsection (11), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council of the City of London; and
4
In subsection (13)(b), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I18295
1
Section 40 (community safety accreditation schemes) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsection (4)(a), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In subsection (5), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
4
In subsection (7)—
a
for “police plan under section 8 of the 1996 Act” substitute “
police and crime plan under section 5 or 6 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
”
;
b
omit the words from “and every draft” to “this section,” (in the second place);
c
for “police authority” (in each place) substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I19296
In section 42 (supplementary provisions relating to designations and accreditations), in subsection (7)—
a
for “police authority” (in each place) substitute “
chief officer of police or local policing body
”
;
b
for “that authority” substitute “
that chief officer or body
”
.
I20297
In section 43 (railway safety accreditation scheme), in subsection (9), for paragraph (c) substitute—
c
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
ca
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
cb
the Common Council of the City of London; and
I21298
In section 45 (code of practice relating to chief officers' powers under Chapter 1), in subsection (3), for paragraph (c) substitute—
c
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
ca
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
cb
the Common Council of the City of London; and
I22299
1
Section 51 (independent custody visitors for places of detention) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In subsection (1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In subsection (1A) (inserted by section 117 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
4
In subsection (2)—
a
in paragraph (a), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in paragraph (b), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
.
5
In subsection (3), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
6
In subsection (6), for “police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
7
In subsection (7), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
aa
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
ab
the Common Council of the City of London;
8
In subsection (9), for “Police authorities” substitute “
local policing bodies
”
.
9
In subsection (10)—
a
before its substitution by virtue of section 117 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
as substituted by virtue of section 117 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I23300
1
In Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc), Part 1 (handling of complaints) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In paragraph 1—
a
in sub-paragraphs (1), (2)(b) and (5), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (6), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In paragraph 2—
a
in sub-paragraphs (2) and (5), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (6)(a)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraph (6)(c), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
d
in sub-paragraph (6), in the words after sub-paragraph (c), for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
.
4
In paragraph 3—
a
in sub-paragraph (1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (2)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraphs (3), (4) (in each place), and (6) (in each place), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
5
In paragraph 4—
a
in sub-paragraph (3)—
i
for “police authority” (in each place) substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (a), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (5)(b), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraph (6)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
.
6
In paragraph 5(1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I24301
1
In Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc), Part 2 (handling of conduct matters) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In paragraph 10—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
i
in sub-paragraph (a) for “police authority” (in each place) substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (2), for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraph (3), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In paragraph 11(1)(a), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
4
In paragraph 12—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
for “that authority” substitute “
that body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (5), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraph (6), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
5
In paragraph 13—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
for “the authority” substitute “
the body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (3)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraph (5)(b), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
d
in sub-paragraph (6)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
for “that authority” (in each place) substitute “
that body
”
.
6
In paragraph 14(1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I25302
1
In Schedule 3 (handling of complaints and conduct matters etc), Part 2A (handling of death and serious injury matters) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In paragraph 14A(1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
3
In paragraph 14B—
a
in sub-paragraph (1)—
i
for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
ii
for “that authority” (in each place) substitute “
that body
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (5), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
;
c
in sub-paragraph (6), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
4
In paragraph 14D(1), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.
I26303
In Schedule 4 (powers exercisable by police civilians), in paragraph 7 (confiscation of tobacco etc), for “police authority” substitute “
local policing body
”
.