Part 1

Police reform
CHAPTER 4

Accountability of elected local policing bodies

Scrutiny of police and crime commissioners

Suspension of police and crime commissioner
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1
A police and crime panel may suspend the relevant police and crime commissioner if it appears to the panel that—
a
the commissioner has been charged in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man with an offence, and
b
the offence is one which carries a maximum term of imprisonment exceeding two years.
2
The suspension of the police and crime commissioner ceases to have effect upon the occurrence of the earliest of these events—
a
the charge being dropped;
b
the police and crime commissioner being acquitted of the offence;
c
the police and crime commissioner being convicted of the offence but not being disqualified under section 66 by virtue of the conviction;
d
the termination of the suspension by the police and crime panel.
3
For the purposes of salary, pensions and allowances in respect of times during a period of suspension, the police and crime commissioner is to be treated as not holding that office during that suspension.
4
In this section references to an offence which carries a maximum term of imprisonment exceeding two years are references—
a
to an offence which carries such a maximum term in the case of a person who has attained the age of 18 years, or
b
to an offence for which, in the case of such a person, the sentence is fixed by law as life imprisonment.