Paragraph 5 F1

England and Wales

(1)

The Chief Inspector may act jointly with another public authority where it is appropriate to do so for the efficient and effective discharge of his functions.

(2)

The Chief Inspector, acting jointly with the chief inspectors within sub-paragraph (3) below, shall prepare a document (a “joint inspection programme”) setting out—

(a)

what inspections he proposes to carry out in the exercise of the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) above, and

(b)

what inspections the chief inspectors within sub-paragraph (3) below (or their inspectorates) propose to carry out in the exercise of any corresponding powers conferred on them.

(3)

The chief inspectors within this sub-paragraph are—

(a)

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary;

(b)

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service;

(c)

F2Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales ;

F3(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)

A joint inspection programme shall be prepared from time to time or at such times as the Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may jointly direct.

(5)

Sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of paragraph 2 above apply to a joint inspection programme as they apply to a document prepared under that paragraph.

(6)

The Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may by a joint direction specify the form that a joint inspection programme is to take.

(F47)

The Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may by a joint direction require a joint inspection programme to include provision for the inspection, at specified times, of specified matters relating to the experiences and treatment of victims.

(8)

In sub-paragraph (7)—

“specified” means specified in the direction;
“victim” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. A1 inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 28(2), 53(1); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(m) (with art. 6)
F2: Words in Sch. A1 para. 5(3)(c) substituted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 27(2)(a)
F3: Sch. A1 para. 5(3)(d) repealed (18.9.2012) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Courts Administration and the Public Guardian Board) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2401), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 1 para. 3(c) (with art. 2)
F4: Sch. A1 para. 5(7)(8) inserted (31.12.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 23(3), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/1325, reg. 2(a)

Notes on Schedule A1

Modifications

C1: Sch. A1 modified (temp.) (1.10.2008) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments and Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2250), arts. 1(1), 3(2)