Part III

District and community policing arrangements

Police districts

District policing partnership sub-groups for Belfast
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1
The district council for Belfast shall establish a sub-group of its district policing partnership for each police district established under section 20(2).
2
The functions of each sub-group shall be—
a
to provide views to the district commander of the sub-group’s police district and to the district policing partnership on any matter concerning the policing of that police district;
b
to monitor the performance of the police in carrying out—
i
the policing plan in relation to the police district; and
ii
the local policing plan applying to the police district;
c
to make arrangements for obtaining—
i
the views of the public about matters concerning the policing of the police district; and
ii
the co-operation of the public with the police in preventing crime;
d
to act as a general forum for discussion and consultation on matters affecting the policing of the police district.
3
The code issued under section 19 may contain guidance as to the exercise by sub-groups of their functions.
4
In exercising its functions a sub-group shall have regard to any such guidance contained in the code.
5
If the district policing partnership is satisfied that a sub-group is carrying out any of the sub-group’s functions in relation to a police district, the partnership is not required to carry out any corresponding function it has in relation to the part of the district comprising the police district.
6
Schedule 3A shall have effect in relation to the sub-groups.
S. 21 substituted (4.9.2007) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 19, Sch. 1 para. 5; S.R. 2007/371, art. 2(c)