Legislation – Domestic Abuse Act 2021
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PART 2The Domestic Abuse Commissioner
Duties of public authorities in relation to Commissioner
I115Duty to co-operate with Commissioner
1
The Commissioner may request a specified public authority to co-operate with the Commissioner in any way that the Commissioner considers necessary for the purposes of the Commissioner’s functions.
2
A specified public authority must, so far as reasonably practicable, comply with a request made to it under this section.
3
In this section “specified public authority” means any of the following—
a
a chief officer of police of a police force maintained for a police area in England and Wales;
b
a local policing body;
c
the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;
d
the British Transport Police Authority;
e
the Ministry of Defence Police;
f
an immigration officer or other official of the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to immigration or asylum;
g
the Crown Prosecution Service;
h
the Parole Board;
i
the Criminal Cases Review Commission;
j
an English local authority;
k
an NHS body in England;
l
Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary;
m
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service;
n
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills;
o
a body approved as an independent inspectorate under section 106 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (inspection of registered independent educational institutions);
p
the Care Quality Commission;
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F5r
the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
4
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this section so as to—
a
add a public authority as a specified public authority for the purposes of this section;
b
remove a public authority added by virtue of paragraph (a);
c
vary any description of a public authority.
5
Before making regulations under subsection (4) the Secretary of State must consult the Commissioner.
6
Regulations under subsection (4) may not contain provision adding a devolved Welsh authority as a specified public authority for the purposes of this section.
7
In this section—
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“devolved Welsh authority” has the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006;
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“English local authority” means—
- a
a county council or district council in England,
- b
a London borough council,
- c
the Greater London Authority,
- d
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or
- e
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
- a
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“immigration officer” means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971;
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“NHS body in England” means—
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“public authority” means any public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, other than a court or tribunal.