The Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) Order 2011

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) Order 2011 and comes into force on 16th January 2012.

(2) In this Order—

“the 2011 Act” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;

“election” means—

(a)

where the elected local policing body is a police and crime commissioner, an election held under section 50 of the 2011 Act; and

(b)

where the elected local policing body is the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, an election held under section 16 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999(1);

“relevant office holder” means—

(a)

where the elected local policing body is a police and crime commissioner, the commissioner and any deputy police and crime commissioner appointed by the commissioner; and

(b)

where the elected local policing body is the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, the Mayor of London and any Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime appointed by the Mayor;

“senior employee” means a member of the staff of an elected local policing body whose salary exceeds £58,200; and

“staff”, where the elected local policing body is a police and crime commissioner, does not include a deputy police and crime commissioner appointed by the commissioner.

Specified information

2.—(1) For the purposes of section 11(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, the Secretary of State specifies—

(a) the information set out in Part 1 of the Schedule; and

(b) the times of publication set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

(2) Nothing in this Order applies to information if publication of that 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.

Nick Herbert

Minister of State

Home Office

20th December 2011