Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

3 (1) Section 23A (police authority collaboration agreements) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) For the title substitute “Collaboration agreements involving policing bodies”.

(3) Omit subsection (1).

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) for the words before paragraph (a) substitute—

“(2) Policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, may, in particular, consist of provision—”;

(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b), for “authorities” substitute “policing bodies”;

(c) in paragraph (c)—

(i) for “an authority” substitute “a policing body”;

(ii) for “another authority” (in each place) substitute “another policing body”.

(5) In subsection (3), for “In this section” substitute “In relation to policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision,”.

(6) Omit subsection (4).

(7) In subsection (5)—

(a) for “A police authority may make an agreement” substitute “A policing body may make a collaboration agreement”;

(b) for “police authorities” substitute “policing bodies”.

(8) For subsection (6), substitute—

“(6) A policing body must consult the chief officer of police of the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining before making a collaboration agreement (unless that chief officer is a party to the agreement).”.

(9) Omit subsection (7).