Paragraph 33 Police Act 1996F1

(1)

The Police Act 1996 is modified as follows.

(2)

Section 22A(9)(a) (collaboration agreements) has effect as if for “that body” there were substituted “the Combined Authority deployed wholly or partly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions”.

(3)

Section 41 (directions as to minimum budget) has effect as if—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “commissioner’s council tax requirement (under section 42A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992) or budget requirement (under section 43 of that Act)” there were substituted “PCC component council tax requirement”;

(b)

in subsection (4), for “precept issued or calculation made by the commissioner under Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992” there were substituted “determination by the Mayor of the final amount of the PCC component”.

(4)

Section 53E (guidance about civilian staff employed by local policing bodies and chief officers) has effect as if—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), for “a local policing body” there were substituted “the Combined Authority and are deployed wholly or partly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions”;

(b)

in subsection (1)(b), for “the body” there were substituted “the Combined Authority”.

(5)

Section 88 (liability for wrongful acts of constables) has effect as if—

(a)

in subsection (5A), for the first reference to “local policing body” there were substituted “Combined Authority deployed wholly or partly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions”;

(b)

in subsection (6)(a), for “local policing body” there were substituted “Combined Authority deployed wholly or partly in relation to the Mayor’s PCC functions”.

(6)

Section 92(1) (grants by local authorities) has effect as if for “parish or community” there were substituted “parish, community or Combined Authority”.

(7)

Section 96(1B) (arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing), has effect as if for “precept for a financial year is issued by the police and crime commissioner under section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992” there were substituted “PCC component is determined by the Mayor”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 10A inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 24 (with s. 102)