Paragraph 13 F1

(1)

The Secretary of State shall consult with the persons and bodies listed in sub-paragraph (2), and any others that the Secretary of State thinks fit, before—

(a)

making or revising a determination under paragraph 2;

(b)

issuing or revising a statement of principles under paragraph 4;

(c)

giving or revising a direction under paragraph 11(2) or 12.

(2)

The persons and bodies are—

(a)

the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;

(b)

persons whom the Secretary of State considers to represent the views of chief officers of police and of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(c)

persons whom the Secretary of State considers to represent the interests of members of police forces;

(d)

persons whom the Secretary of State considers to represent the interests of members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

(e)

persons whom the Secretary of State considers to represent the views of the persons and bodies who between them maintain the police forces in England and Wales;

(f)

the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

(3)

The Minister shall consult with the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland before exercising a power of dismissal under paragraph 8, 9 or 10.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4B inserted (E.W.N.I.) (1.9.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 132(2), 185(1), Sch. 7 (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2125, art. 2(b)