# The Police Act 1997 (Provisions in relation to the NCIS Service Authority) Order 1998, Article J8: Designation and reports of head of paid service


(1) It shall be the duty of the Authority—
(a) to designate one of its officers as the head of its paid service; and
(b) to provide that officer with such staff, accommodation and other resources as are, in his opinion, sufficient to allow his duties under this article to be performed.
(2) It shall be the duty of the head of the Authority’s paid service, where he considers it appropriate to do so in respect of any proposals of his with respect to any of the matters specified in paragraph (3) below, to prepare a report to the Authority setting out his proposals.
(3) Those matters are—
(a) the manner in which the discharge by the Authority of its different functions is co-ordinated;
(b) the number and grades of staff required by the Authority for the discharge of its functions;
(c) the organisation of the Authority’s staff; and
(d) the appointment and proper management of the Authority’s staff.
(4) It shall be the duty of the head of the Authority’s paid service, as soon as practicable after he has prepared a report under this article, to arrange for a copy of it to be sent to each member of the Authority.
(5) It shall be the duty of the Authority to consider any report under this article by the head of its paid service at a meeting held not more than three months after copies of the report are first sent to members of the Authority; and nothing in article D1 above shall apply to the duty imposed by virtue of this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/633/article/J8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-act-1997-provisions-in-relation-to-the-ncis-service-authority-order-1998/article-J8
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