SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16Police reform: minor and consequential amendments

Part 3Other enactments

202Local Government and Housing Act 1989

1

Section 5 (designation and reports of monitoring officer) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In subsection (1), in the words after paragraph (b), omit the words from “(or,” to “authority” (in the last place).

3

After subsection (1B) insert—

1C

In the case of an elected local policing body, the body’s chief executive is to be taken to have been designated as the monitoring officer (and, accordingly, subsection (1)(a) does not apply; but references to persons designated under this section include references to the body’s chief executive).

4

In subsection (3)(b), for “sent to” substitute

sent—

a

in the case of an elected local policing body, to the body and to the police and crime panel for the body’s police area; and

b

in any other case, to

5

In subsection (5)(a), for “deputy at” substitute

deputy—

i

in the case of an elected local policing body, no later than three months after the body is sent a copy of the report; and

ii

in any other case, at

6

In subsection (8)—

a

in the definition of “chief finance officer”, after “1999” insert “, Schedule 1 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011”;

b

in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant authority”, after “below” insert “and an elected local policing body”.