Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Police areas. 2 Maintenance of police forces. 3 Establishment of police authorities. 4 Membership of police authorities etc. 5 Reductions in size of police authorities. 5A Maintenance of the metropolitan police force. 5B Establishment of the Metropolitan Police Authority. 5C Membership etc of the Metropolitan Police Authority. 6 General functions of police authorities. 6AZA Common Council to remain police authority for City 6ZA Power to confer particular functions on the Common Council 6ZB Plans by the Common Council 6ZC Reports by the Common Council 6A Three-year strategy plans 7 Local policing objectives. 8 Local policing plans. 8A Local policing summaries 9 Annual reports by police authorities. 9A General functions of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. 9B Appointment of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. 9C Functions of Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. 9D Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. 9E Removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. 9F Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis. 9FA Appointment and removal of Deputy Assistant Commissioners 9G Commanders. 9H Other members of the metropolitan police force. 10 General functions of chief constables. 11 Appointment and removal of chief constables. 11A Appointment and removal of deputy chief constables 12 Assistant chief constables. 12A Power of deputy to exercise functions of chief constable 13 Other members of police forces. 14 Police fund. 15 Civilian employees. 16 Appointment of chief executive. 17 Appointment of persons not employed by police authorities. 18 Supply of goods and services. 19 Approval of decisions about precepts. 20 Questions on police matters at council meetings. 20A Questions on metropolitan police matters at London Assembly meetings. 21 Application of certain provisions to police authorities. 22 Reports by chief constables to police authorities. 22A Collaboration agreements 22B Duty of chief officers to keep collaboration agreements under review 22C Duty of policing bodies to keep collaboration agreements under review 23 Collaboration agreements involving police forces 23A Collaboration agreements involving policing bodie 23AA Force collaboration provision about civilian employees 23B Collaboration agreements: payments 23C Collaboration agreements: consultation and supplemental 23D Collaboration agreements: accountability 23E Collaboration agreements: publication 23F Collaboration agreements: guidance 23FA Police functions that must be the subject of force collaboration provision 23G Collaboration agreements: directions 23H Collaboration agreements: termination by Secretary of State 23HA Decisions about efficiency or effectiveness 23I Collaboration agreements: definitions 24 Aid of one police force by another. 25 Provision of special services. 26 Provision of advice and assistance to international organisations etc. 27 Special constables. 28 Police cadets. 29 Attestation of constables. 30 Jurisdiction of constables. 31 Rewards for diligence 31A Power to amend names of police areas 32 Power to alter police areas by order. 33 Objections to alterations proposed by Secretary of State. 34 Orders altering police areas: supplementary provisions. 35 The Scilly Isles. 36 General duty of Secretary of State. 36A National Policing Plan 37 Setting of objectives for police authorities. 37A The strategic policing requirement 38 Setting of performance targets. 39 Codes of practice. 39A Codes of practice for chief officers 40 Power to give directions in relation to police force 40A Power to give directions in relation to local policing body 40B Procedure for directions under section 40 or 40A 40C Power to give directions to College of Policing 40D Power to give directions to critical police undertakings 41 Directions as to minimum budget. 41A Power to give directions as to action plans 41B Procedure for directions under section 41A 42 Metropolitan police: suspension or removal of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner 42A Procedure in relation to exercise of powers under section 42 43 Reports from police authorities. 44 Provision of information by chief officers of police 45 Criminal statistics. 46 Police grant. 47 Grants for capital expenditure. 48 Grants for expenditure on safeguarding national security. 49 Local inquiries. 50 Regulations for police forces. 50A Regulations for police forces: ranks 50B Regulations under section 50A: procedure 51 Regulations for special constables. 52 Regulations for police cadets. 52A Regulations about hours, leave or pay: consultation etc 53 Regulations as to standard and provision of equipment. 53A Regulation of procedures and practices 53E Guidance about civilian staff employed by local policing bodies and chief officers 53F Guidance about designated police volunteers 54 Appointment and functions of inspectors of constabulary. 55 Publication of reports. 56 Assistant inspectors and staff officers. 57 Common services. 58 Research. 59 Police Federations. 60 Regulations for Police Federations. 60A Sections 59 and 60: special provision for the Scottish Police Services Authority and the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency 61 The Police Negotiating Board for the United Kingdom. 62 Functions of the Board with respect to regulations. 63 Police Advisory Board for England and Wales 64 Membership of trade unions. 64A The Police Remuneration Review Body 64B Reports by the Police Remuneration Review Body section-65 section-66 section-67 section-68 section-69 section-70 section-71 section-72 section-73 section-74 section-75 section-76 section-77 section-78 section-79 section-80 section-81 section-82 section-83 84 Representation etc. at disciplinary and other proceedings 85 Appeals against decisions made in disciplinary and other proceedings 86 Admissibility of statements in subsequent proceedings. 87 Guidance concerning disciplinary proceedings etc. 87A Guidance concerning conduct etc 88 Liability for wrongful acts of constables. 88A Duty to report dismissals etc to College of Policing 88B Duty to maintain police barred list 88C Effect of inclusion in police barred list 88D Application of section 88C to persons with mixed functions 88E Prohibition on contractors using barred persons 88F Removal from police barred list 88G Publication of information in police barred list 88H Power to disclose information in police barred list 88I Duty to report resignations and retirements etc to College of Policing 88J Duty to maintain police advisory list 88K Effect of inclusion in police advisory list 88L Removal from police advisory list 88M Power to disclose information in police advisory list 89 Assaults on constables. 90 Impersonation, etc. 91 Causing disaffection. 92 Grants by local authorities. 93 Acceptance of gifts and loans. 94 Financing of new police and crime commissioners . 95 The City of London police Fund. 95A Charging of fees by College of Policing 96 Arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing. 96A National and international functions of the metropolitan police force and other police forces. 96B National and international functions: application of requirements relating to reports etc. 97 Police officers engaged on service outside their force. 97A Power to amend section 97 98 Cross-border aid of one police force by another. 99 Jurisdiction of metropolitan police officers. 100 Chief constables affected by police area alterations or local government reorganisations. 100A Appointment of senior police officers as staff of College of Policing 100B Disclosure of information to College of Policing 101 Interpretation. 102 Orders, rules and regulations. 103 Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, repeals, etc. 104 Commencement. 105 Extent. 106 Short title. SCHEDULE 1 Police areas SCHEDULE 4 Form of Declaration SCHEDULE 4A Further provision about Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary SCHEDULE 4B The Police Remuneration Review Body SCHEDULE 6 Appeals to police appeals tribunals SCHEDULE 7 Consequential amendments SCHEDULE 8 Transitional provisions, savings etc. SCHEDULE 9 Repeals and revocations TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
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13 Other members of police forces.
(1) The ranks that may be held in a police force maintained under section 2 shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50 and the ranks so prescribed shall include, in addition to chief constable , deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable, the ranks of chief superintendent superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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(3) Appointments and promotions to any rank below that of assistant chief constable in any police force maintained under section 2 shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the chief constable.
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13 Other members of police forces.
(1) The ranks that may be held in a police force maintained under section 2 shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50 and the ranks so prescribed shall include, in addition to chief constable , deputy chief constable and assistant chief constable, the ranks of chief superintendent superintendent, chief inspector, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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(3) Appointments and promotions to any rank below that of assistant chief constable in any police force maintained under section 2 shall be made, in accordance with regulations under section 50, by the chief constable.
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