Police Act 1996
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96A National and international functions of the metropolitan police force and other police forces.
(1) The Secretary of State and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the metropolitan police force in respect of any of its national or international functions. (1A) The Secretary of State and the police and crime commissioner that maintains a police force may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the police force in respect of any of its national or international functions. (1B) The Secretary of State and the Common Council may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the City of London police force in respect of any of its national or international functions. (2) If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that a police force is not performing any or all of its national or international functions— (a) to the standard specified in any agreement in force under subsection (1), or (b) if no agreement is in force under that subsection in relation to the function or functions in question, to a standard which the Secretary of State considers to be satisfactory, he may direct the local policing body to take such measures as may be specified in the direction. (3) A local policing body shall comply with any directions given under subsection (2). (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96A National and international functions of the metropolitan police force and other police forces.
(1) The Secretary of State and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the metropolitan police force in respect of any of its national or international functions. (1A) The Secretary of State and the police and crime commissioner that maintains a police force may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the police force in respect of any of its national or international functions. (1B) The Secretary of State and the Common Council may enter into agreements with respect to the level of performance to be achieved by the City of London police force in respect of any of its national or international functions. (2) If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that a police force is not performing any or all of its national or international functions— (a) to the standard specified in any agreement in force under subsection (1), or (b) if no agreement is in force under that subsection in relation to the function or functions in question, to a standard which the Secretary of State considers to be satisfactory, he may direct the local policing body to take such measures as may be specified in the direction. (3) A local policing body shall comply with any directions given under subsection (2). (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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