Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024

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Regulations concerning safety partnerships

114. (1) The Minister, having consulted with the other relevant Ministers, shall make regulations concerning the establishment and operation of local community safety partnerships (in this Part referred to as a “safety partnership”).

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under that subsection may make provision for the following:

(a) the establishment of one or more safety partnerships in the administrative area of each local authority;

(b) the dissolution of safety partnerships;

(c) the membership of safety partnerships, including—

(i) the sectors to be represented in the membership, including the proportion of such membership to be represented by each such sector,

(ii) requirements for gender balance and diversity in the membership, and

(iii) the appointment of—

(I) members of the local authority nominated for that purpose,

(II) representatives of public service bodies nominated for that purpose,

(III) representatives of local community and voluntary bodies involved in activities related to community safety, and

(IV) such other persons (including persons representing local community interests) as may be specified in the regulations;

(d) subject to subsection (3), the election of a chairperson and vice-chairperson of a safety partnership, and the procedures to apply to ensure fairness and equity in the election process;

(e) the selection procedures to apply to the appointment of the persons specified in clauses (III) and (IV) of paragraph (c)(iii) so as to ensure fairness and equity in the appointment process;

(f) the terms and conditions of office of the chairperson, vice-chairperson and other members of safety partnerships;

(g) the procedures to apply in relation to the conduct of the business of safety partnerships, including the procedures to apply to ensure fairness and equity in the decisions of safety partnerships;

(h) the circumstances in which meetings of safety partnerships may be held, including the holding of meetings in public;

(i) the resources to be made available to safety partnerships;

(j) the procedures to apply where safety partnerships are carrying out their function under section 116 (1)(a);

(k) the procedures to apply where safety partnerships are carrying out their function under section 116 (1)(h);

(l) the establishment, dissolution, membership, procedures, maintenance and functions of such committees as safety partnerships may consider necessary;

(m) the attendance of representatives of the Authority at meetings of safety partnerships and their committees for the purposes of the performance by the Authority of its functions;

(n) the convening by the Authority of meetings of the chairpersons and vice chairpersons of safety partnerships where such meetings would assist the Authority in the performance of its functions;

(o) the cooperation of safety partnerships with other safety partnerships, public service bodies, Local Community Development Committees established pursuant to section 49A of the Local Government Act 2001 and such other persons as the Minister may require;

(p) the dissolution of joint policing committees.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) shall not, insofar as they make provision for the election of a chairperson and vice-chairperson of a safety partnership, make provision that precludes the election of members of local authorities as such a chairperson or vice-chairperson.