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Police Act 1996

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23A Collaboration agreements involving policing bodie

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, may, in particular, consist of provision— (a) for support to be provided jointly by two or more policing bodies; (b) for support to be provided for two or more policing bodies or forces jointly; (c) for a policing body to provide support to another policing body or to a force maintained by another policing body. (3) In relation to policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, references to the provision of support include, in particular, the provision of— (a) premises; (b) equipment; (c) staff; (d) services; (e) facilities. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) A policing body may make a collaboration agreement only if it thinks that the agreement is in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more policing bodies or police forces. (6) A policing body must consult the chief officer of police of the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining before making a collaboration agreement (unless that chief officer is a party to the agreement). (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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23A Collaboration agreements involving policing bodie

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, may, in particular, consist of provision— (a) for support to be provided jointly by two or more policing bodies; (b) for support to be provided for two or more policing bodies or forces jointly; (c) for a policing body to provide support to another policing body or to a force maintained by another policing body. (3) In relation to policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, references to the provision of support include, in particular, the provision of— (a) premises; (b) equipment; (c) staff; (d) services; (e) facilities. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) A policing body may make a collaboration agreement only if it thinks that the agreement is in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more policing bodies or police forces. (6) A policing body must consult the chief officer of police of the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining before making a collaboration agreement (unless that chief officer is a party to the agreement). (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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