Explanatory Notes

Police Reform Act 2002

2002 CHAPTER 30

24 July 2002

The Act

Commentary on Sections

Part 5: The Ministry of Defence Police
Section 80: Functions of inspectors of constabulary

397.This section inserts new sections 4B and 4C in the MDP Act. The new section 4B puts inspections of the MDP by Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary on a statutory basis. At present the MDP are inspected by HMIC on a non-statutory basis by invitation. The new section 4C provides for publication of the Inspectors’ reports on the MDP.