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Section 23D Collaboration agreements: accountabilityF1C1

England and Wales

(1)

Where a chief officer makes a F2collaboration agreement, the F3policing body responsible for maintaining the force shall hold the chief officer to account for the discharge of functions by anyone who—

(a)

is acting under the terms of the agreement, and

(b)

while so acting, is under the direction and control of the chief officer.

(2)

Before F4making a collaboration agreement to which a chief officer of police is to be a party, a policing body must notify the chief officer of the arrangements that it proposes to make for the discharge of its functions under this section in connection with the agreement.

(3)

When deciding what arrangements to make, the F5policing body shall, in particular, F6make arrangements for those functions to be discharged jointly with another policing body responsible for maintaining a force whose chief officer is a party to the agreement.

(4)

The functions conferred on a F7 policing body under this section do not affect any other function of holding a chief officer to account.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 23-23I substituted for s. 23 (12.3.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 5, 116(1); S.I. 2010/507, art. 4(a)

F2

Words in s. 23D(1) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 12 para. 6(2)(a); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F3

Words in s. 23D(1) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 12 para. 6(2)(b); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F4

Words in s. 23D(2) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 12 para. 6(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F5

Words in s. 23D(3) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 12 para. 6(4)(a); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F6

Word in s. 23D(3) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 12 para. 6(4)(b); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F7

Words in s. 23D(4) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 12 para. 6(5); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

Modifications

C1

Ss. 22A-23H: power to apply conferred (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by 2009 c. 20, Sch. 5C para. 11(1)(b) (as inserted by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 2)

Notes on General provisions

Textual amendments

F1

S. 22A cross-heading inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 22; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1