Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Explanatory Notes

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

2011 CHAPTER 13

Overview

Part 1- Police Reform

Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections and Vacancies

Section 66: Disqualification from election or holding office as police and crime commissioner: other grounds

206. Section 66(1) provides that a person is to be disqualified from being elected or being a police and crime commissioner unless the person satisfies the citizenship condition in section 68. Subsection (2) disqualifies a person who is disqualified from membership of the House of Commons under section 1(1)(a) to (c) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (judges, civil servants and members of the armed forces), or is a member of an overseas legislature. Subsection (3) relates to bankruptcy restrictions, and convictions for imprisonable offences. A person is also to be disqualified if that person is a member of staff of, or employed by an entity under the control of, a relevant council (as defined).