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(1)Her Majesty may appoint such number of inspectors (to be known as “Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary”) as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine, and of the persons so appointed one may be appointed as chief inspector of constabulary.”
(2)The inspectors of constabulary shall inspect, and report to the Secretary of State on the efficiency and effectiveness of, every police force maintained for a police area.
(3)The inspectors of constabulary shall carry out such other duties for the purpose of furthering police efficiency and effectiveness as the Secretary of State may from time to time direct.
(4)The chief inspector of constabulary shall in each year submit to the Secretary of State a report in such form as the Secretary of State may direct, and the Secretary of State shall lay a copy of that report before Parliament.
(5)The inspectors of constabulary shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
(1)Subject to subsection (2), the Secretary of State shall arrange for any report received by him under section 54(2) to be published in such manner as appears to him to be appropriate.
(2)The Secretary of State may exclude from publication under subsection (1) any part of a report if, in his opinion, the publication of that part—
(a)would be against the interests of national security, or
(b)might jeopardise the safety of any person.
(3)The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the published report—
(a)(except where he is himself the police authority) to the police authority maintaining the police force to which the report relates, and
(b)to the chief officer of police of that police force.
(4)The police authority shall invite the chief officer of police to submit comments on the published report to the authority before such date as it may specify.
(5)The police authority shall prepare comments on the published report and shall arrange for—
(a)its comments,
(b)any comments submitted by the chief officer of police in accordance with subsection (4), and
(c)any response which the authority has to the comments submitted by the chief officer of police,
to be published in such manner as appears to the authority to be appropriate.
(6)The police authority (except where it is the Secretary of State) shall send a copy of any document published under subsection (5) to the Secretary of State.
(1)The Secretary of State may appoint assistant inspectors of constabulary.
(2)Members of a police force may be appointed by the Secretary of State to be assistant inspectors of constabulary or to be staff officers to the inspectors of constabulary.
(3)Persons appointed under this section shall be paid such salary and allowances as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
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