Police and Justice Act 2006

4 Police authorities as best value authorities

(1) In section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (authorities that are best value authorities)—

(a) in subsection (1), at the beginning of paragraph (d) there is inserted “(subject to subsection (8))”;

(b) in subsection (4), for “subsection (1)(d)” there is substituted “this section”;

(c) in subsection (6), at the beginning of paragraph (c) there is inserted “(subject to subsection (8))”;

(d) after subsection (7) there is inserted—

“(8) A police authority is not a best value authority for the purposes of the following provisions of this Part—

• section 5 (best value reviews);

• section 6 (best value performance plans);

• sections 7 to 9 (audit of best value performance plans);

• section 13(5) (requirement of best value performance plan to record fact of adverse report etc);

• section 15(2)(a) and (b) (directions relating to best value performance plans).”

(2) A reference in any provision contained in or made under any Act other than the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) to an authority that is a best value authority for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act includes, if the context allows, a police authority.