Legislation – Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

keep under review the code compliance of the persons mentioned in subsection (6), and

annually, prepare and publish a report about the code compliance of those persons in the period to which the report relates.

if the person is the chief officer of police for a police area, give the elected local policing body for the area a notice setting out their reasons for being of that view;

in any other case, give the person a notice setting out their reasons for being of that view.

if the notice is given under paragraph (a) of that subsection, send a copy of the notice to the chief officer of police to whom the notice relates, and

in any case, publish the notice in such form and manner as they consider appropriate.

publishing a report under subsection (1)(b);

giving a notice under subsection (2).

each criminal justice body which provides services in a police area;

the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;

the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police.

“compliance information” means information provided to the Secretary of State under section 8(2)(a), 9(5)(a) or 10(4)(b), or information collected under arrangements mentioned in section 7;

the “code compliance” of a person is whether and how the services provided by the person in the relevant area are provided in accordance with the duty in section 5(1).

in relation to a criminal justice body which provides services in a police area, that area;

in relation to the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force or the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police, England and Wales.

must be published as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of the period to which it relates;

may be published in such form and manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.