Part 1Police reform
CHAPTER 3Functions of elected local policing bodies etc
Information, consultation etc
13Information for police and crime panels
1
An elected local policing body must provide the relevant police and crime panel with any information which the panel may reasonably require in order to carry out its functions.
2
But subsection (1) does not require the elected local policing body to provide information if disclosure of the information—
a
would, in the view of the chief officer of police, be against the interests of national security,
b
might, in the view of the chief officer of police, jeopardise the safety of any person,
c
might, in the view of the chief officer of police, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime, the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or the administration of justice, or
d
is prohibited by or under any enactment.
3
An elected local policing body may provide the relevant police and crime panel with any other information which the body thinks appropriate.