Textual Amendments
F1S. 22A cross-heading inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 22; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
(1)This section applies to force collaboration provision, contained in a collaboration agreement, which is about the discharge of functions by [F4designated civilian employees of one police force] [F4persons designated under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (“designated persons”) by the chief officer of one police force] (the “assisting force”) for the purposes of another police force (the “assisted force”).
(2)The force collaboration provision must specify—
(a)the functions which the [F5designated civilian employees] [F5designated persons] are permitted by the collaboration agreement to discharge for the purposes of the assisted force, and
(b)any restrictions or conditions on that permission for the [F5designated civilian employees] [F5designated persons] to discharge those functions.
(3)The force collaboration provision must not permit the [F6designated civilian employees] [F6designated persons] to discharge functions for the purposes of the assisted force unless [F7those employees] [F7those persons] are, by virtue of the relevant section 38 designation, authorised to discharge those functions for the purposes of the assisting force.
(4)The force collaboration provision does not authorise the [F8designated civilian employees] [F8designated persons] to discharge functions for the purposes of the assisted force (but see section 38B of the Police Reform Act 2002).
(5)References in this section to the discharge of functions by [F9civilian employees of the assisting force] [F9persons designated under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002 by the chief officer of the assisting force] for the purposes of the assisted force include references to—
(a)the joint discharge of functions by the [F10civilian employees] [F10designated persons] and members of the assisted police force,
(b)the discharge of functions by the [F10civilian employees] [F10designated persons] in the assisted force's area, and
(c)the provision of the [F10civilian employees] [F10designated persons] to the assisted force.
(6)In this section—
[F11“designated”, in relation to a civilian employee of a police force, means designated by the chief officer of police of that force by a section 38 designation;]
“relevant section 38 designation”, in relation to a [F12designated civilian employee] [F12designated person], means the section 38 designation relating to [F13the employee] [F13the person];
“section 38 designation” means a designation under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002.]]
Textual Amendments
F2Ss. 23-23I substituted for s. 23 (12.3.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 5, 116(1); S.I. 2010/507, art. 4(a)
F3S. 23AA inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 1; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F4Words in s. 23AA(1) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(a)
F5Words in s. 23AA(2) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(b)
F6Words in s. 23AA(3) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(c)(i)
F7Words in s. 23AA(3) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(c)(ii)
F8Words in s. 23AA(4) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(d)
F9Words in s. 23AA(5) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(e)(i)
F10Words in s. 23AA(5)(a)-(c) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(e)(ii)
F11Words in s. 23AA(6) omitted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by virtue of Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(f)
F12Words in s. 23AA(6) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(g)(i)
F13Words in s. 23AA(6) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 12 para. 10(2)(g)(ii)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 22A-23H: power to apply conferred (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 20, Sch. 5C para. 11(1)(b) (as inserted by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 2)