{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-authority-community-engagement-and-membership-regulations-2010/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-authority-community-engagement-and-membership-regulations-2010/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/421",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Authority (Community Engagement and Membership) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-authority-community-engagement-and-membership-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Police Authority Regulations",
  "text": "After regulation 8 of the Police Authority Regulations insert the following regulation—\n“8A. In exercising its power to appoint members of a police authority under regulation 6(1)(a) or 6(2)(a) a relevant council or joint committee shall—\n(a) ensure that, so far as reasonably practicable, the persons appointed by them—\n(i) represent the interests of a wide range of people within the community in the police area of the police authority;\n(ii) include persons with skills, knowledge or experience which are perceived by them to be under-represented among the existing members of the police authority;\n(iii) promote diversity within the force and the police authority in question; and\n(iv) are likely to commit sufficient time to take an effective role in the work of the police authority;\n(b) explain to the police authority, if so requested, how it met the requirements in sub-paragraph (a); and\n(c) have regard to any guidance issued or approved by the Secretary of State as to the qualities required by persons who serve as members of the police authority.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/421/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:57.945859+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}