The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary

6.—(1) This paragraph applies where Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary—

(a) is conducting a review; and

(b) in the course of that review, reviews children’s services that relate to anything done for or in relation to children by—

(i) a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996(1);

(ii) the metropolitan police force, maintained under section 5A(2) of that Act; or

(iii) the City of London police force.

(2) The following provisions of the Police Act 1996 apply for the purposes of the review of the children’s services mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) as they apply for the purposes of an inspection under section 54(3) of that Act—

(a) paragraph 6A of Schedule 4A (powers of inspector regarding information etc.);

(b) paragraph 6B of Schedule 4A (powers of inspectors regarding access to police premises)(4).

(1)

1996 c. 16. Section 2 was amended by paragraph 4(2) and (3) of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13).

(2)

Section 5A was inserted by section 310 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29) and amended by paragraph 6(2) and (3) of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

(3)

Section 54 was amended by: paragraph 76 of Schedule 9 to the Police Act 1997 (c. 50); section 24(2) of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27); paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4, and Part 3 of Schedule 7, to the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16); sections 3(1) and 84 of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 7 to, the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30); paragraph 71(2) and (3) of Schedule 4, and Part 2 of Schedule 17, to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15); section 129 of, and Part 8 of Schedule 28 to, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4); section 2(2) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 8 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26); and section 83(2) to (7) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

(4)

Paragraphs 6A and 6B of Schedule 4A to the Police Act 1996 were inserted by section 86 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.