Provision of financial and other resources
20(1)The Secretary of State may provide financial and other resources—
(a)to a police and crime panel in connection with the exercise of the panel’s functions;
(b)to the members of a police and crime panel in connection with the exercise of their functions; and
(c)to one or more of the relevant local authorities covered by a police area in connection with the exercise of functions by—
(i)such an authority in relation to the police and crime panel for that police area,
(ii)that panel, or
(iii)the members of that panel.
(2)The Secretary of State may provide financial or other resources under sub-paragraph (1) subject to conditions.
(3)In the case of resources provided under sub-paragraph (1) (c), the conditions which may be imposed include conditions requiring a relevant local authority to pass resources to, or share resources with, another relevant local authority.
(4)The power under this paragraph to provide resources is in addition to the duty under paragraph 19(2).