Clause 4
6:00 pm
Hugh Bayley (City of York, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment 60, in clause 4, page 4, leave out line 31.
Amendment 61, in clause 4, page 4, leave out line 40.
New clause 3—Appointment of chief constables and assistant chief constables
‘(1) The Police Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 11(1) (appointment and removal of chief constables) leave out “but subject to the approval of the Secretary of State”.
(3) In section 11(2) leave out “acting with the approval of the Secretary of State”.
(4) In section 11(3), leave out “ Before seeking the approval of the Secretary of State under subsection (2),”.
(5) In section 12(2) (assistant chief constables) leave out “and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State”.
(6) In section 12(5) leave out “ Secretary of State” and insert “relevant police authority”.
(7) For section 2 (removal of chief constables etc) substitute—
“(1) A police authority may exercise its power under section 11 to call upon the chief constable to retire in the interests of efficiency or effectiveness.
(2) Before requiring the exercise or the similar power exercisable with respect to an assistant chief constable, the police authority shall give the chief constable or assistant chief constable an opportunity to make representations to him and shall consider any representations so made.”’.