‘In section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) (authorities responsible for crime and disorder strategies), after subsection (1B) there is inserted—

“(1C)An order under subsection (1A) above—

(a)may require the councils for the local government areas in question to appoint a joint committee of those councils (the “joint crime and disorder committee”) and to arrange for crime and disorder scrutiny functions in relation to any (or all) of those councils to be exercisable by that committee;

(b)may make provision applying any of the relevant provisions, with or without modifications, in relation to a joint crime and disorder committee.

(1D)In subsection (1C)—

“crime and disorder scrutiny functions”, in relation to a council, means functions that are, or, but for an order under subsection (1A) above, would be, exercisable by the crime and disorder committee of the council under section (Local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters) of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters);

“the relevant provisions” means—

(a)section (Local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters) of the Police and Justice Act 2006;

(b)section (Guidance and regulations regarding crime and disorder matters) of that Act and any regulations made under that section;

(c)Schedule (Further provision about crime and disorder committees of certain local authorities) to that Act; (d)section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000.”’.—[Hazel Blears.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.