(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations supplement the provisions in section 6ZB of the Police Act 1996 on policing plans by police authorities. Regulation 3 provides that before issuing a policing plan a police authority shall consider certain matters. Regulation 4 provides for additional matters that the policing plan should set out other than those specified in section 6ZB. Regulation 5 governs publication of the policing plan and regulation 6 makes transitional provision.
The Association of Chief Police Officers’ document “Protective Services Minimum Standards” dated 24th December 2007 is available from www.acpo.police.uk.