Legislation – Policing and Crime Act 2017
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- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2017/1139, reg. 2 by S.I. 2017/1162 reg. 2
Part 2Police complaints, discipline and inspection
CHAPTER 1Police complaints
22Oversight functions of local policing bodies
(1)
(duty to hold chief constable to account), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)
the exercise of the chief constable’s functions under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 in relation to the handling of complaints;”.
(2)
(duty to hold Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to account), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)
the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 in relation to the handling of complaints;”.
(3)
“(aa)
to hold the Commissioner of Police for the City of London to account for the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 in relation to the handling of complaints;”.