Policing and Crime Bill

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

160: Schedule 9, page 294, line 3, leave out “subsection (1B)(a)” and insert “subsections (1B)(a), (1BD) and (1BE)”

161: Schedule 9, page 294, line 19, after “section 50(3A)(a)” insert “, (3AD) and (3AE)”

162: Schedule 9, page 294, line 21, after “section 51(2B)(a)” insert “, (2BD) and (2BE)”

163: Schedule 9, page 296, line 40, at end insert—

“Investigatory Powers Act 2016

72A(1) The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is amended as follows.

_(2) In section 59 (section 58: meaning of “excepted disclosure”), in subsection (4)(c)—

(a) for “the Independent Police Complaints Commission” substitute “the Director General of the Office for Police Conduct”;

(b) for “its functions” substitute “the Director General’s functions”.

_(3) In section 107 (power to issue warrants to law enforcement officers), in subsection (11)—

(a) for “the chairman, or a deputy chairman, of the Independent Police Complaints Commission” substitute “the Director General of the Office for Police Conduct”;

(b) omit “by the Commission”.

_(4) In section 108 (restriction on issue of warrants to certain law enforcement officers), in subsection (2), for paragraph (h) substitute—

“(h) the Director General of the Office for Police Conduct;”.

_(5) In section 134 (section 133: meaning of “excepted disclosure”), in subsection (3)(b)—

(a) for “the Independent Police Complaints Commission” substitute “the Director General of the Office for Police Conduct”;

(b) for “its functions” substitute “the Director General’s functions”.

_(6) In Schedule 4 (relevant public authorities and designated senior officers), in Part 1—

(a) omit the entry relating to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and

(b) after the entry relating to the Office of Communications insert—

_(7) In Schedule 6 (issue of warrants under section 107 etc. table), in the entry relating to the chairman, or a deputy chairman, of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, for the first two columns substitute—