{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/section-29B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002/section-29B.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/30",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-act-2002",
  "path": "section/29B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29B",
  "heading": "Bodies who may make super-complaints",
  "text": "(1) In this Part “designated body” means a body designated in regulations made by the Secretary of State.\n(2) The Secretary of State—\n(a) may make or revoke such a designation if the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so, and\n(b) must make or revoke such a designation if asked to do so by an authorised person.\n(3) The Secretary of State must, in deciding whether to act under subsection (2)(a), apply criteria specified or described in regulations made by the Secretary of State.\n(4) The authorised person must, in deciding whether to ask the Secretary of State to act under subsection (2)(b), apply criteria specified or described in regulations made by the Secretary of State.\n(5) The Secretary of State must, before making regulations under subsection (3) or (4), consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\n(6) In this section “authorised person” means any person specified or described in regulations made by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 2A inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 16.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 25, 183(1)(5)(e); S.I. 2018/456, reg. 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 29B inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 16.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 26, 183(1)(5)(e); S.I. 2018/456, reg. 3(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/30/section/29B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:50.998378+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."
}