Part IV

Policing objectives, plans and codes of practice

The Board’s policing plan.
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1
The Board shall, before the beginning of each financial year, issue a plan (“the policing plan”) setting out proposed arrangements for the policing of Northern Ireland.
2
The policing plan shall—
a
contain an assessment of the requirements for educating and training police officers and members of the police support staff and give particulars of the way in which those requirements are to be met; and
b
include such other statements and give particulars of such other matters as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Department of Justice.
3
Before making regulations under subsection (2)(b), the Department of Justice shall consult the Board and the Chief Constable.
4
A draft of the policing plan shall be submitted by the Chief Constable to the Board for it to consider.
5
The Board may adopt a policing plan either—
a
in the form of the draft submitted under subsection (4); or
b
with such amendments as the Board may, after consultation with the Chief Constable, determine.
6
Before issuing a policing plan adopted under subsection (5), the Board shall consult the Department of Justice.
7
The Board shall arrange for the policing plan issued under this section to be published in such manner as appears to the Board to be appropriate.
Words in s. 26(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 53 (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 26(2)(b) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 53 (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 26(6) substituted (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 53 (with arts. 28-31)