Part 1

Police reform
CHAPTER 3

Functions of elected local policing bodies etc

Information, consultation etc

Information for public etc
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1
An elected local policing body—
a
must publish specified information; and
b
if the time or manner of the publication of that information is specified, must publish it at that time or in that manner.
2
For that purpose, “specified” means specified by the Secretary of State by order.
3
An elected local policing body must publish the information which the body considers to be necessary to enable the persons who live in the body’s area to assess—
a
the performance of the body in exercising the body’s functions, and
b
the performance of the relevant chief officer of police in exercising the chief officer’s functions.
4
The information necessary to enable those persons to assess those matters by reference to a particular time, or a particular period, must be published by the elected local policing body as soon as practicable after that time or the end of that period.
5
An elected local policing body may provide (whether by publication or other means) information about—
a
the exercise of the body’s functions, and
b
the exercise of the functions of the relevant chief officer of police.