Policing and Crime Bill

Amendment 44C 44C: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause— "Police authorities: nominations to crime and disorder committees (1) The Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) is amended as follows. (2) In section 19 (Local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters), after subsection (1) insert— "(1A) Every crime and disorder committee shall include at least one member nominated by the police authority responsible for maintaining the police force in the area of the local authority, who shall have the same entitlement to vote as any other member of that committee." (3) In schedule 8, paragraph 5, for "section 20(6)" substitute "sections 19(1A) and 20(6)"."