31. In section 70—E+W
(a)for subsection (1), substitute—
“(1) A person elected to the office of Mayor may not exercise police and crime commissioner functions unless that person has made the specified declaration to the appropriate officer.”;
(b)omit subsection (2);
(c)in subsection (5), for the first reference to “office” substitute “ the duty of exercising police and crime commissioner functions as Mayor ”;
(d)for subsection (6), substitute—
“(6) In this section—
“appropriate officer” means the person designated as the head of paid service by the Combined Authority under section 4(1)(a) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989; “specified declaration” means the following declaration—
I [Full Name] of [Place] do hereby declare that I accept the duty of exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions as West Yorkshire Mayor. In making this declaration, I solemnly and sincerely promise that in exercising Police and Crime Commissioner functions: I will serve all the people of West Yorkshire. I will act with integrity and diligence in my role and, to the best of my ability, will execute my duties to ensure that the police are able to cut crime and protect the public. I will give a voice to the public, especially victims of crime, and work with other services to ensure the safety of the community and effective criminal justice. I will take all steps within my power to ensure transparency of my decisions, so that I may be properly held to account by the public. I will not interfere with the operational independence of police officers.”;
(e)omit subsection (7).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 31 in force at 10.5.2021, see art. 1(4)