Police Reform Act 2002 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Police Reform Act 2002

This provision requires the Secretary of State to prepare and lay a National Policing Plan each year, and sets powers and duties around police codes of practice, inspections, directions, reporting, and the governance of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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blood specimen rules commencement commencement history complaints handling compliance designation of police staff detention and custody procedures disciplinary proceedings evidence preservation fixed penalty notices governance information disclosure investigation reporting investigations investigatory assistance law enforcement powers ministerial procedure notification duties police conduct police designations and accreditations policing powers public authority reporting public sector governance regulatory consultation +10 more

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About this statute

This provision requires the Secretary of State to prepare and lay a National Policing Plan each year, and sets powers and duties around police codes of practice, inspections, directions, reporting, and the governance of the Independent Office for Police Conduct. This provision makes police forces, local policing bodies, and related officials give assistance, information, access, and complaint updates to the Director General and others, while also allowing some regulations, guidance, and confidentiality limits. This provision gives the Secretary of State and the Director General powers and duties about police complaints, whistle-blower investigations, and related regulations, and it also sets rules for police designations and some related amendments. This provision sets rules for police designations and accreditations, community safety schemes, railway safety accreditation regulations, custody visitor arrangements, and some offences and blood-specimen procedures. This provision gives constables certain powers to stop, seize, remove, and enter premises for vehicles used in prohibited or disorderly driving, creates an offence for failing to stop, and makes many related amendments about police powers, planning, reports, and regulations.