Part 1

Police reform
CHAPTER 6

Police and crime commissioners: elections and vacancies

Disqualification

Disqualification from election or holding office as police and crime commissioner: police grounds
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1
A person is disqualified from being elected as, or being, a police and crime commissioner if the person—
a
is disqualified from being a member of the House of Commons under section 1(1)(d) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (members of police forces for police areas in the United Kingdom);
b
is a member of—
i
the British Transport Police Force;
ii
the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
c
is a special constable appointed—
i
under section 27 of the Police Act 1996 for a police area or the City of London police area;
ii
under section 25 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (British Transport Police Force);
d
is a member of staff of the chief officer of police of any police force maintained for a police area;
e
is a member of staff of—
i
a police and crime commissioner;
ii
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
f
is the Mayor of London;
g
is a member of the Common Council of the City of London or a member of staff of that Council in its capacity as a police authority;
h
is a member (including a member who is chairman or chief executive), or member of staff, of—
i
the British Transport Police Authority;
ii
the Civil Nuclear Police Authority;
iii
the Independent Police Complaints Commission;
iv
the Serious Organised Crime Agency;
v
the National Policing Improvement Agency;
i
holds any employment in an entity which is under the control of—
i
a local policing body;
ii
any body mentioned in paragraph (h);
iii
the chief officer of police for any police force maintained for a police area or the City of London police area;
iv
the chief officer of police for any police force mentioned in paragraph (b).
2
In this section, “member of staff”, in relation to any person (“A”), includes a person (“B”) who works for A—
a
under a contract of employment,
b
under a contract for services, or
c
in accordance with arrangements made between B's employer and A;
and for this purpose B works for A if B provides services for A under the direction and control of A.
3
In subsection (1)(i), the reference to an entity under the control of a local policing body or other body or a chief officer of police is to be construed in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.
4
In its application in relation to the first election of a police and crime commissioner to be held for a police area, this section applies as if—
a
for paragraphs (d) to (g) of subsection (1) there were substituted—
d
any member, or member of staff, of a police authority within the meaning of the Police Act 1996 (see section 101 of that Act);
, and
b
for paragraph (i)(i) of that subsection there were substituted—
i
a police authority within the meaning of the Police Act 1996.
S. 65 in force at 25.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1129, art. 2(b)