SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Police Act 1996

Appointment of deputy chief constables etc

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1

Section 11A (appointment and removal of deputy chief constables) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (police forces to have a deputy chief constable), for “a deputy chief constable” there is substituted “ one or more deputy chief constables ”.

3

For subsection (2) there is substituted—

2

The appointment of a person to be a deputy chief constable of a police force shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the police authority responsible for maintaining that force.

2A

Where the police authority responsible for maintaining a police force—

a

proposes to increase the number of deputy chief constables that the force has, or

b

proposes to appoint a particular person to be a deputy chief constable,

it may do so only after consultation with the chief constable and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.