Paragraph 35 I1

in paragraph 3(1)(a)(ii), for “deputy police and crime commissioner” substitute “deputy mayor for policing and crime (unless the holder of that office is a member of the Combined Authority)”;

for paragraph 4, substitute—

4.

(1)

This paragraph applies in relation to qualifying complaints which—

(a)

relate to a holder of the office of—

(i)

Mayor; or

(ii)

deputy mayor for policing and crime, if the holder of that office is a member of the Combined Authority, and

(b)

are not, or cease to be, investigated by the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct or a police force.

(2)

Regulations must secure that such complaints are dealt with in accordance with the Combined Authority’s code of conduct adopted under section 27(2) of the Localism Act 2011.