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C1F1SCHEDULE 1AFurther provision about the inspectorate

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Joint action

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1

The inspectorate may act jointly with another public authority where it is appropriate to do so for the efficient and effective discharge of the inspectorate's functions.

2

The chief inspector, acting jointly with the chief inspectors within sub-paragraph (3), shall prepare a document (a “joint inspection programme”) setting out—

a

what inspections the inspectorate proposes to carry out in the exercise of the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1), and

b

what inspections the chief inspectors within sub-paragraph (3) (or their inspectorates) propose to carry out in the exercise of any corresponding powers conferred on them.

3

The chief inspectors within this sub-paragraph are—

a

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons;

b

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary;

c

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service;

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4

A joint inspection programme must be prepared from time to time or at such times as the Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may jointly direct.

5

Sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of paragraph 2 apply to a joint inspection programme as they apply to a document prepared under that paragraph.

6

The Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may by a joint direction specify the form that a joint inspection programme is to take.