The Policing Plan Regulations 2008

Citation, commencement and interpretation

2.  In these Regulations

“local government area” has the meaning given to it in section 5 of the 1998 Act (authorities responsible for strategy)(1),

“local improvement target” has the meaning given to it in section 105 of the 2007 Act (local improvement targets: interpretation),

“plan period” means the three financial years to which the policing plan relates under section 6ZB(1)(b) of the 1996 Act,

“the police force” means the police force for the police authority’s area,

“protective services” means the policing services which relate to counter terrorism, civil contingencies, firearms, major crime, public order, roads policing, serious organised crime, domestic extremism, critical incidents, missing persons, investigating domestic abuse, investigating child abuse and sexual and violent offender management in respect of which the Association of Chief Police Officers have issued the document “Protective Services Minimum Standards” dated 24th December 2007,

“relevant responsible authorities” means responsible authorities under section 5 of the 1998 Act for any local government area which forms all or part of the police area of the police authority,

“the 1996 Act” means the Police Act 1996,

“the 1998 Act” means the Crime and Disorder Act 1998(2),

“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007(3).

(1)

Section 5 of the 1998 Act was amended by section 22 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act.

(2)

1998 c.37.

(3)

2007 c.28.