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Paragraph 35 Operational MattersI1

England and Wales

The direction and control of a Chief Constable will include—

(a)

the ability to issue a warrant to an attested officer with which that officer may exercise their police powers;

(b)

decisions in relation to the appointment and dismissal of officers and staff;

(c)

decisions concerning the configuration and organisation of policing resources (or) the decision whether, or whether not, to deploy police officers and staff;

(d)

total discretion to investigate or require an investigation into crimes and individuals as he or she sees fit;

(e)

decisions taken with the purpose of balancing competing operational needs within the framework of priorities and objectives set by the PCC;

(f)

operational decisions to reallocate resource to meet immediate demand, and

(g)

the allocation of officers’ specific duties and responsibilities within the force area to meet the strategic objectives set by the PCC.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. para. 35 in force at 3.7.2023, see art. 1(1)

Notes on Schedule

Modifications

C1

Sch. modified (20.12.2023) by The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1432), arts. 1(2), 33(2), Sch. 5 para. 59(2)(f)