(1)Section 41 of the Police Act 1996 (directions as to minimum budget) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “a police authority established under section 3” substitute “a police and crime commissioner”;
(b)for “the authority” substitute “the commissioner”;
(c)for “its budget requirement” substitute “the commissioner’s budget requirement”.
(3)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)But the Secretary of State may not give a direction to the police and crime commissioner for a police area by virtue of subsection (1) unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is necessary to give the direction in order to prevent the safety of people in that police area from being put at risk.”.
(4)In subsection (4)—
(a)for “a police authority” substitute “a police and crime commissioner”;
(b)for “the authority” substitute “the commissioner”.