# Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Section 80: Obtaining advice from representative bodies


(1) The Secretary of State may, in connection with the exercise by the Secretary of State of any function relating to the police or policing, require a representative body to give the Secretary of State advice on any matter.
(2) A requirement under subsection (1) may specify the period within which the advice is to be given.
(3) A representative body must comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
(4) In a case where—
(a) the Secretary of State makes such a request, and
(b) the representative body gives the advice (and, where applicable, does so within the period specified),
the Secretary of State must have regard to the advice in that exercise of that function.
(5) In this section “representative body” means any body which appears to the Secretary of State to represent the professional views of members of one or more police forces.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/section/80 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/section-80
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