Legislation – Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
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Part 1Victims of criminal conduct
Victims’ code
I18Reviewing code compliance: elected local policing bodies
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The elected local policing body for a police area must, in particular, undertake the following activities in such manner as may be prescribed—
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In subsection (2), “prescribed” means prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
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Regulations under subsection (2) may, in particular—
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prescribe the times at which, or periods within which, information or a report must be provided;
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prescribe the form in which information or a report must be provided, or require information or a report to be provided in such form as may be specified in a notice issued from time to time by the Secretary of State.
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Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (and it is immaterial for these purposes whether the consultation is carried out before or after this section comes into force).