Police Act 1996 c.16

Police Act 1996

1996 Chapter 16

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

ORGANISATION OF POLICE FORCES

Police areas

Section.

1. - Police areas.

Forces outside London

2. - Maintenance of police forces.

3. - Establishment of police authorities.

4. - Membership of police authorities etc.

5. - Reductions in size of police authorities.

6. - General functions of police authorities.

7. - Local policing objectives.

8. - Local policing plans.

9. - Annual reports by police authorities.

10. - General functions of chief constables.

11. - Appointment and removal of chief constables.

12. - Assistant chief constables.

13. - Other members of police forces.

14. - Police fund.

15. - Civilian employees.

16. - Appointment of clerk.

17. - Appointment of persons not employed by police authorities.

18. - Supply of goods and services.

19. - Approval of decisions about precepts.

20. - Questions on police matters at council meetings.

21. - Application of certain provisions to police authorities.

General provisions

22. - Reports by chief constables to police authorities.

23. - Collaboration agreements.

24. - Aid of one police force by another.

25. - Provision of special services.

26. - Provision of advice and assistance to international organisations etc.

27. - Special constables.

28. - Police cadets.

29. - Attestation of constables.

30. - Jurisdiction of constables.

31. - Rewards for diligence.

Alteration of police areas

32. - Power to alter police areas by order.

33. - Objections to alterations proposed by Secretary of State.

34. - Orders altering police areas: supplementary provisions.

Supplemental

35. - The Scilly Isles.

PART II

CENTRAL SUPERVISION, DIRECTION AND FACILITIES

Functions of Secretary of State

36. - General duty of Secretary of State.

37. - Setting of objectives for police authorities.

38. - Setting of performance targets.

39. - Codes of practice.

40. - Power to give directions to police authorities after adverse reports.

41. - Directions as to minimum budget.

42. - Removal of chief constables, etc.

43. - Reports from police authorities.

44. - Reports from chief constables.

45. - Criminal statistics.

46. - Police grant.

47. - Grants for capital expenditure.

48. - Grants for expenditure on safeguarding national security.

49. - Local inquiries.

50. - Regulations for police forces.

51. - Regulations for special constables.

52. - Regulations for police cadets.

53. - Regulations as to standard of equipment.

Inspectors of constabulary

54. - Appointment and functions of inspectors of constabulary.

55. - Publication of reports.

56. - Assistant inspectors and staff officers.

Central services

57. - Common services.

58. - Research.

PART III

POLICE REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS

59. - Police Federations.

60. - Regulations for Police Federations.

61. - The Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom.

62. - Functions of the Board with respect to regulations.

63. - Police Advisory Boards for England and Wales and for Scotland.

64. - Membership of trade unions.

PART IV

COMPLAINTS, DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS ETC.

CHAPTER I

COMPLAINTS

Interpretation

65. - Interpretation of Chapter I.

The Police Complaints Authority

66. - The Police Complaints Authority.

Handling of Complaints etc.

67. - Preliminary.

68. - Investigation of complaints: senior officers.

69. - Investigation of complaints: standard procedure.

70. - References of complaints to Authority.

71. - References of other matters to Authority.

72. - Supervision of investigations by Authority.

73. - Reports on investigations etc.

74. - Steps to be taken after investigation: senior officers.

75. - Steps to be taken after investigation: stan...

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