General Scheme of the Policing Security and Community Safety Bill
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General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 1 General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill Contents Long title ...................................................................................................................... 12 Part 1 - Preliminary and General Matters .................................................................... 13 Head 1 Short title and commencement .................................................................. 13 Head 2 Interpretation .............................................................................................. 14 Head 3 Security Services .......................................................................................... 18 Head 4 Repeals ........................................................................................................ 19 Head 5 Expenses ...................................................................................................... 20 Part 2 – An Garda Síochána ......................................................................................... 21 Chapter 1 General .............................................................................................................. 21 Head 6 Continuation of Garda Síochána.................................................................. 21 Head 7 Principles of policing .................................................................................... 22 Head 8 Functions of An Garda Síochána .................................................................. 23 Head 9 Prosecution of offences by members of An Garda Síochána ...................... 24 Chapter 2 Board of An Garda Síochána ............................................................................. 26 Head 10 Establishment and membership of Board ................................................... 26 Head 11 Role of Board ............................................................................................... 28 Head 12 Meetings of Board and procedures ............................................................. 30 Head 13 Ineligibility for appointment, disqualification for office, cessation of membership .................................................................................................................... 32 Head 14 Removal of member of Board from office .................................................. 34 Head 15 Removal of all members of Board from office ............................................ 35 Head 16 Committees of Board................................................................................... 36 Head 17 Remuneration and expenses of members of Board and committees ........ 37 Head 18 Provision of services to Board ..................................................................... 38 Chapter 3 Garda Commissioner, Deputy Garda Commissioner ........................................ 39 Head 19 Appointment of Garda Commissioner......................................................... 39 Head 20 Appointment of Deputy Garda Commissioner ............................................ 41 Head 21 Power of Deputy to perform functions of Garda Commissioner ................ 42 Head 22 Resignation of Garda Commissioner, Deputy Garda Commissioner ........... 44 Head 23 Suspension and removal of Garda Commissioner and Deputy Garda Commissioner .................................................................................................................. 45 Head 24 Inquiry into any matter giving rise to notification under head 23(7) ...... 47 2 General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill Chapter 4 Functions, duties of Garda Commissioner ........................................................ 49 Head 25 Functions of Garda Commissioner .............................................................. 49 Head 26 Direction and control of An Garda Síochána ............................................... 51 Head 27 Independence of Garda Commissioner ....................................................... 52 Head 28 Duty of Garda Commissioner to account to Government, and provide information to Attorney General .................................................................................... 53 Head 29 Duty of Garda Commissioner to provide information ................................. 54 Head 30 Directives from Minister .............................................................................. 55 Head 31 Delegation of powers, functions, or duties of Garda Commissioner .......... 56 Head 32 Powers relating to contracts, bank accounts, etc. ...................................... 57 Head 33 Arrangements for obtaining views of public ............................................... 58 Head 34 Provision of police services for certain events, etc. .................................... 59 Chapter 5 Garda personnel ............................................................................................... 60 Head 35 Garda personnel .......................................................................................... 60 Head 36 Ranks, numbers in each rank, terms and conditions .................................. 61 Head 37 Member’s solemn declaration .................................................................... 63 Head 38 Appointment of persons to ranks of Assistant Garda Commissioner and chief superintendent ....................................................................................................... 64 Head 39 Suspension, removal of persons appointed to rank of Assistant Garda Commissioner or chief superintendent ........................................................................... 65 Head 40 Inquiry into any matter giving rise to notification under head 39(3) .......... 67 Head 41 Appointment of persons to ranks below rank of chief superintendent and dismissal of such members for reasons of public confidence ......................................... 69 Head 42 Appointment of reserve members .............................................................. 70 Head 43 Duty of members of Garda personnel to account ....................................... 71 Head 44 Admission of Garda trainees ....................................................................... 72 Head 45 Appointment of members of garda staff..................................................... 73 Head 46 Garda staff undertaking ............................................................................... 74 Head 47 Power to appoint consultants and advisers ................................................ 75 Head 48 Representative associations ........................................................................ 76 Chapter 6 Accountability and funding of An Garda Síochána ........................................... 77 Head 49 Setting of priorities by Authority for policing services ................................ 77 Head 50 Setting of priorities by Minister for security services .................................. 78 Head 51 Strategic plan ............................................................................................... 80 Head 52 Publication and implementation of approved strategic plan ...................... 83 Head 53 Annual service plan ..................................................................................... 84 3 General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill Head 54 Amendment of approved annual service plan ............................................ 88 Head 55 Implementation of approved annual service plan ...................................... 90 Head 56 Annual and multi annual capital plan .......................................................... 91 Head 57 Implementation of approved capital plan ................................................... 93 Head 58 Accountability of Garda Commissioner for accounts of Garda Síochána ... 94 Head 59 Attendance of Garda Commissioner before other Oireachtas Committees 95 Head 60 Audit committee .......................................................................................... 97 Head 61 Provisions supplementary to head 60 ......................................................... 98 Head 62 Functions of audit committee ..................................................................... 99 Head 63 Governance framework ............................................................................. 101 Head 64 Annual Report ............................................................................................ 102 Head 65 Statistical information ............................................................................... 103 Chapter 7 Codes of ethics, standards of integrity, unauthorised disclosure of information 104 Head 66 Code of ethics for members of garda personnel ....................................... 104 Head 67 Standards of integrity, codes of ethics for members of committees, advisors or consultants etc. ......................................................................................................... 106 Head 68 Confidentiality of certain information ....................................................... 108 Chapter 8 Special inquiries relating to administration, practice or procedure ............... 111 Head 69 Special inquiries relating to administration, practice or procedure ......... 111 Chapter 9 Liability ............................................................................................................ 114 Head 70 Liability for certain