Local Government and Rating Act 1997

31 Crime prevention

(1) A parish council or community council may, for the detection or prevention of crime in their area—

(a) install and maintain any equipment,

(b) establish and maintain any scheme, or

(c) assist others to install and maintain any equipment or to establish and maintain any scheme.

(2) In section 92 of the [1996 c. 16.] Police Act 1996 (grants by local authorities)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “or London borough” there is substituted “London borough, parish or community”, and

(ii) for “county, district, county borough or borough” there is substituted “council’s area”, and

(b) in subsection (2), for “or district” there is substituted “district or parish”.