The Common Police Services (Scotland) Order 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 36(3) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (“the 1967 Act”) (as substituted by section 59 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994) enables the Secretary of State, by order, to provide for the recovery from police authorities and joint police boards of expenses incurred by him in providing facilities or services under or by virtue of section 36(1) of the 1967 Act, which he considers necessary or expedient for promoting the efficiency of the police.

Article 2 of the Order provides for the recovery of 50% of the expenses incurred by the Secretary of State, in the financial year commencing 1st April 1997, in providing the facilities and services under or by virtue of section 36(1) of the 1967 Act which are specified in Article 2(3). The expenses are to be removed by deducting an appropriate proportion from the amount of police grant payable to police authorities and joint police boards.

Article 3 of the Order also provides for the application of the provisions of Article 2 to the expenses incurred by the Secretary of State, in that financial year, for the purposes of police forces in Scotland generally on or in connection with the services or institutions specified in Article 3.

Article 4 of the Order revokes the Common Police Services (Scotland) Order 1996, except in relation to any expenses recoverable by it in respect of the financial year commencing on 1st April 1996.

A copy of the Statistical Return Form MKA and MKQ and the list of crimes and offences set out in Appendix 2C of the Criminal Statistics Handbook referred to in Article 2 of the Order may be obtained free of charge from the Scottish Office Home Department, Civil & Criminal Statistics Unit, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3DX.

A copy of the Scottish Office booklet “Grant Aided Expenditure 1997-98” dated January 1997 (2nd edition) referred to in Article 2 of the Order may be obtained, free of charge, from the Scottish Office Development Department, Local Government Finance Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh.