Paragraph 8 F1

Section 18 (delegation of functions by police and crime commissioners) has effect as if—

(a)

for each reference to “deputy police and crime commissioner” there were substituted “deputy mayor for policing and crime”;

(b)

for subsection (1) there were substituted—

“(1)
The Mayor must—
(a)
appoint a person as the deputy mayor for policing and crime for the Area, and
(b)
arrange for the deputy mayor for policing and crime to exercise one or more of the Mayor’s PCC functions.”

(c)

in subsection (6)—

(i)

after paragraph (d) there were inserted—

“(da)
a deputy mayor under section 107C of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 or section 29 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;”;

(ii)

after paragraph (h), there were inserted—

“(i)
the Strategic Authority;
(j)
a person who is the deputy mayor for policing and crime for a different police area.”;

(d)

in subsection (7)—

(i)

for paragraph (f) there were substituted—

“(f)
calculating the PCC component council tax requirement.”;

(ii)

paragraphs (g) and (h) were omitted;

(e)

for subsection (10) there were substituted—

“(10)
The deputy mayor for policing and crime is a member of staff of the Strategic Authority, unless they are a member of the Strategic Authority.”.

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)