Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29)

Part I Police

Chapter I Principal amendments of Police Act 1964

Forces outside London

12 Questions by local councillors

For section 11 of the 1964 Act (questions on police matters by members of constituent councils) there shall be substituted—

“11 Questions on police matters at council meetings

(1) Every relevant council shall make arrangements (whether by standing orders or otherwise) for enabling questions on the discharge of the functions of a police authority to be put by members of the council at a meeting of the council for answer by a person nominated by the authority for that purpose.

(2) On being given reasonable notice by a relevant council of a meeting of that council at which questions on the discharge of the police authority’s functions are to be put, the police authority shall nominate one or more of its members to attend the meeting to answer those questions.

(3) In this section “relevant council” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1B to this Act.”