Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision supplementing that in section 96 of the Police Act 1996 (arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing) and also make provision as to the membership of police authorities.

Regulations 2 and 3 make provision as to matters to which a police authority shall have regard in making or reviewing arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing.

Regulations 4 to 12 amend the Police Authority Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/630).

Regulation 4 facilitates the appointment of directly elected mayors to police authorities as councillor members.

Regulation 5 sets out criteria to be considered when councillor members are appointed to police authorities.

Regulation 6 makes provision for people who are considered for appointment as chairman of a police authority to circulate a statement of their suitability for that post.

Regulation 7 sets out additional grounds for a police authority to remove a member from office.

Regulation 8 allows a police authority to pass a resolution to remove its chairman from office.

Regulations 9 to 11 amend the composition of the selection panels which appoint independent members of police authorities, and make consequential amendments.

Regulation 12 amends the criteria to be considered when councillor members are appointed to police authorities.

Regulations 13 to 16 amend the Metropolitan Police Authority Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/631) to remove from the selection panel (which has the function of short-listing candidates for appointment as independent members of the Authority) the post of appointee of the Secretary of State. They also make consequential amendments.