The Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) (Amendment) Order 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) Order 2011 (“the 2011 Order”), which specifies information which must be published by a police and crime commissioner and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (known as “elected local policing bodies”).

Article 3 of this Order adds provision to the 2011 Order requiring elected local policing bodies to publish information about any arrangements that they have to make use of the staff of the chief officer of police or a local authority.

Articles 4 and 5 of this Order amend the provisions of the 2011 Order dealing with information about expenditure and contracts in order to bring information about expenditure by the chief officer of police and contracts to which the chief officer is party within the scope of the publication requirements. Further, article 5 replaces the requirement to publish a copy of each tender and contract with a value in excess of £500 with a requirement to publish tenders and contracts with a value exceeding £10,000 and a requirement to publish a list of contracts with a value of £10,000 or less.

Article 6 of this Order amends the provision of the 2011 Order dealing with information about independent custody visitors. This Order replaces the requirement to publish the identity of persons appointed as custody visitors with a requirement to publish information about the operation of the custody visiting scheme.

Articles 7 to 9 of this Order amend the provisions of the 2011 Order dealing with the timing of publication of information, consequent upon the other changes made.