Police and Justice Bill

moved Amendment No. 52: After Schedule 2, insert the following new schedule- ““CONSULTATION WITH APA AND ACPO Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) 1 In section 67 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (supplementary provisions about codes), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities, (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland,””. Police Act 1996 (c. 16) 2 In section 8A of the Police Act 1996 (local policing summaries), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (6) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 3 In section 39A of that Act (codes of practice for chief officers), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 4 In section 42A of that Act (procedure in relation to removal of senior officers), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 5 In section 53 of that Act (regulations as to standard of equipment), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 6 (1) Section 53A of that Act (regulation of procedures and practices) is amended as follows. (2) For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; and (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers.”” (3) For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (5) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; and (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 7 In section 57 of that Act (common services), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 8 In section 101 of that Act (interpretation), at the beginning of the list of definitions in subsection (1) there is inserted- ““““the Association of Chief Police Officers”” means the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;””. Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25) 9 In section 21A of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (code of practice for police interviews of certain witnesses), in subsection (4)- (a) before paragraph (a) there is inserted- ““(za) the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;””; (b) sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) is omitted. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) 10 In section 97 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (regulations for police forces), for paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (4) there is substituted- ““(c) the Association of Police Authorities; and (d) the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.”” Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) 11 In section 22 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (power of Independent Police Complaints Commission to issue guidance), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 12 In section 24 of that Act (consultation on regulations), for paragraphs (b) and (c) there is substituted- ““(b) the Association of Police Authorities; (c) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 13 In section 39 of that Act (police powers for contracted-out staff), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (11) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers;””. 14 In section 43 of that Act (railway safety accreditation scheme), in subsection (9)- (a) for paragraph (a) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Chief Police Officers;””; (b) for paragraph (c) there is substituted- ““(c) the Association of Police Authorities;””. 15 In section 45 of that Act (code of practice relating to chief officers' powers under Chapter 1 of Part 4), in subsection (3)- (a) for paragraph (c) there is substituted- ““(c) the Association of Police Authorities;””; (b) for paragraph (f) there is substituted- ““(f) the Association of Chief Police Officers;””. 16 In section 51 of that Act (independent custody visitors for places of detention), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (7) there is substituted- ““(a) the Association of Police Authorities; (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers; and””. 17 In section 96 of that Act (president of ACPO), the words ““of England, Wales and Northern Ireland”” are omitted. 18 In section 106 of that Act (general interpretation), at the appropriate place there is inserted- ““the Association of Chief Police Officers”” means the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;””.”” On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 5 [Police authorities as best value authorities]: