Part VII

Reports and inquiries

Annual and other reports by the Board.
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1
The Board shall, not later than 6 months after the end of each financial year, issue a report relating to the policing of Northern Ireland for the year.
2
A report issued under subsection (1) for any year shall include an assessment of—
a
the performance of the police in—
ia
complying with section 31A(1);
i
carrying out the general duty under section 32(1);
ii
complying with the Human Rights Act 1998;
iii
carrying out the policing plan;
b
the workings of Part VII of the 1998 Act (police complaints and disciplinary proceedings) and trends and patterns in complaints under that Part;
c
the manner in which complaints from members of the public against traffic wardens are dealt with by the Chief Constable under section 71;
d
trends and patterns in crimes committed in Northern Ireland;
e
trends and patterns in recruitment to the police and the police support staff;
f
the extent to which the membership of the police and the police support staff is representative of the community in Northern Ireland;
g
the effectiveness of measures taken to secure that the membership of the police and the police support staff is representative of that community;
h
the level of public satisfaction with the performance of the police;
i
the level of public satisfaction with the performance of policing and community safety partnerships and district policing and community safety partnerships;
j
the effectiveness of policing and community safety partnerships and district policing and community safety partnerships in performing their functions and in particular the effectiveness of arrangements made under Part 3 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 in obtaining—
i
the views of the public about matters concerning policing; and
ii
the co-operation of the public with the police in preventing crime.
k
the exercise of the functions of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland;
l
the level of public satisfaction with the performance of the National Crime Agency in exercising functions in Northern Ireland;
m
the effectiveness of arrangements made under section 3(3A)(c) for obtaining the co-operation of the public with the National Crime Agency in the prevention of organised crime and serious crime.
2A
Nothing in subsection (2)(k), (l) or (m) shall have effect in relation to anything done by the National Crime Agency outside Northern Ireland.
3
The Board shall—
a
arrange for every report issued under subsection (1) to be published in such manner as appears to it to be appropriate; and
b
send a copy of the report to the Department of Justice.
4
The Board shall, whenever required by the Department of Justice, submit to the Department of Justice a report on such matters connected with the discharge of the Board’s functions, or otherwise with the policing of Northern Ireland, as may be specified in the requirement.
5
A report under subsection (4) shall be made—
a
in such form as may be specified in the requirement under that subsection; and
b
within the period of one month from the date on which that requirement is made or within such longer period as may be agreed between the Board and the Department of Justice.
6
The Department of Justice may arrange, or require the Board to arrange, for a report under subsection (4) to be published in such manner as appears to the Department of Justice to be appropriate.
S. 57 modified (4.11.2001) by S.R. 2001/396, art. 3
S. 57 wholly in force at 15.4.2002; s. 57 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 97(1)(2); s. 57 apart from s. 57(2)(i)(j) wholly in force at 4.11.2001 by S.R. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch.; s. 57(2)(i)(j) in force at 15.4.2002 by S.R. 2002/146, art. 2, Sch.
1998 c. 42.
S. 57(2)(a)(ia) inserted (8.4.2003) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), s. 20(3)
Words in s. 57(3)(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. 72(a) (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 57(4) 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. 72(b) (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 57(5)(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. 72(c) (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 57(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. 72(d)(i) (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 57(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. 72(d)(ii) (with arts. 28-31)
Words in s. 57(2)(i) substituted (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 8(5); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)
S. 57(2)(j) substituted (1.4.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), s. 111(3), Sch. 7 para. 8(6); S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(d)
S. 57(2A) inserted (19.5.2015) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/798), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 6(3)
S. 57(2)(k)-(m) inserted (19.5.2015) by The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/798), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 6(2)