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Section 96A National and international functions of the metropolitan police force and other police forces.F1F7

England and Wales

(F21)

The Secretary of State and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the metropolitan police force in respect of any of its national or international functions.

(1A)

The Secretary of State and the police and crime commissioner that maintains a police force may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the police force in respect of any of its national or international functions.

(1B)

The Secretary of State and the Common Council may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the City of London police force in respect of any of its national or international functions.

C1(2)

If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that F3a police force is not performing any or all of its national or international functions—

(a)

to the standard specified in any agreement in force under subsection (1), or

(b)

if no agreement is in force under that subsection in relation to the function or functions in question, to a standard which the Secretary of State considers to be satisfactory,

he may direct the F4local policing body to take such measures as may be specified in the direction.

(3)

F5A local policing body shall comply with any directions given under subsection (2).

F6(4)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 96A, 96B inserted (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 325, Sch. 27 para. 104 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 2000/1648, art. 2, Sch.

F2

Ss. 96A(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 96A(1) (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 94(3), 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 5)

F3

Words in s. 96A(2) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 94(4)(a), 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F4

Words in s. 96A(2) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 94(4)(b), 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F5

Words in s. 96A(3) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 94(5), 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F6

S. 96A(4) omitted (16.1.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 94(6), 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

F7

Words in s. 96A title inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 94(2), 157(1); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

Modifications

C1

S. 96A(2): 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)(e) (as inserted by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 2)