Legislation – Police and Justice Act 2006

Part 1
Police reform

1 National Policing Improvement Agency

2 Amendments to the Police Act 1996

3 Delegation of police authority functions

4 Police authorities as best value authorities

5 Power to merge schemes

6 Consultation with APA and ACPO

7 Standard powers and duties of community support officers

8 Community support officers: power to deal with truants

9 Exercise of police powers by civilians

Part 2
Powers of police etc

11 Power to detain pending DPP’s decision about charging

12 Power to stop and search at aerodromes

13 Supply of information to police etc by Registrar General

14 Information-gathering powers: extension to domestic flights and voyages

15 Accreditation of weights and measures inspectors

16 Power to apply accreditation provisions

17 Conditional cautions: types of condition

18 Arrest for failing to comply with conditional caution

Part 3
Crime and anti-social behaviour

19 Local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters

20 Guidance and regulations regarding crime and disorder matters

21 Joint crime and disorder committees

22 Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

23 Parenting contracts: local authorities and registered social landlords

24 Parenting orders: local authorities and registered social landlords

25 Contracting out of local authority functions with regard to parenting contracts and parenting orders

26 Anti-social behaviour injunctions

27 Injunctions in local authority proceedings: power of arrest and remand

Part 4
Inspectorates

28 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons

29 Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary

30 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service

31 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales

32 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration

33 Transitional provision

Part 5
Miscellaneous

34 Sentences of imprisonment for bail offences

35 Unauthorised access to computer material

36 Unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of computer, etc

37 Making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in computer misuse offences

38 Transitional and saving provision

39 Forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: England and Wales

40 Forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: Northern Ireland

41 Immigration and asylum enforcement functions: complaints and misconduct

42 Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 etc

43 Designation of United States of America

44 Transfer of prisoner under international arrangements not requiring his consent

45 Attendance by accused at certain preliminary or sentencing hearings

46 Live link bail

47 Evidence of vulnerable accused

48 Appeals under Part 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968

Part 6
Supplemental

49 Orders and regulations

51 Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc

52 Amendments and repeals

53 Commencement

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 National Policing Improvement Agency

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments to the Police Act 1996

SCHEDULE 3 Power to merge police pension schemes

SCHEDULE 4 Consultation with APA and ACPO

SCHEDULE 5 Exercise of police powers by civilians

SCHEDULE 6 Police bail

SCHEDULE 7 Schedule to be inserted into the Police Reform Act 2002

SCHEDULE 8 Further provision about crime and disorder committees of certain local authorities

SCHEDULE 9 Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

SCHEDULE 10 Injunctions in local authority proceedings: powers to remand

SCHEDULE 11 Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children Act 1978

SCHEDULE 12 Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

SCHEDULE 13 Extradition

SCHEDULE 14 Minor and consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 15 Repeals and revocations

Which version?
Latest available (Revised)
Original (As enacted)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the Police Act 1996

Appointment of deputy chief constables etc

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(1)

Section 11A (appointment and removal of deputy chief constables) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) (police forces to have a deputy chief constable), for “a deputy chief constable” there is substituted “one or more deputy chief constables”.

(3)

For subsection (2) there is substituted—

“(2)

The appointment of a person to be a deputy chief constable of a police force shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the police authority responsible for maintaining that force.

(2A)

Where the police authority responsible for maintaining a police force—

(a)

proposes to increase the number of deputy chief constables that the force has, or

(b)

proposes to appoint a particular person to be a deputy chief constable,

it may do so only after consultation with the chief constable and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.”