Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

Part I E+W+S Organisation of Police Forces

[F1 The metropolitan police and forces outside London] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 5A-5C and headings inserted (1.1.2000 for specified purposes and otherwise on the "operative date" (as defined in art. 1(2)(c) of S.I. 2000/1095) for specified purposes and on 3.7.2000 for all other purposes) by 1999 c. 29, s. 310(1) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 1999/3271, art. 3(a); S.I. 2000/1095, arts. 4-6

9 Annual reports by police authorities. E+W

(1) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year every police authority established under section 3 shall issue a report relating to the policing of the authority’s area for the year.

(2) A report issued by a police authority under this section for any year shall include an assessment of the extent to which [F2 , during that year proposals have been implemented, and things have been done, in accordance with the following plans—

(a) the three-year strategy plan issued under section 6A for the period that includes that year; and

(b) the local policing plan issued for that year under section 8.]

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(3) A police authority shall arrange for every report issued by it under this section to be published in such manner as appears to it to be appropriate, and shall send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.

[F3 (4) This section shall apply in relation to the Metropolitan Police Authority as it applies to a police authority established under section 3]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 9(2) substituted (1.11.2002) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 92(3), 108(2)-(5); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 5(b)

F3 S. 9(4) inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 325, Sch. 27 para. 72 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1648, art. 2, Sch.