Voluntary arrangements: police forces outside London
(1) The Director General and a relevant body (or both those bodies) may make arrangements for the NCA to use facilities made available by the police force maintained for a police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (police areas in England and Wales outside London).
(2) In this paragraph “ relevant body ”, in relation to the police force maintained for a police area, means—
(a) the police and crime commissioner for that police area, or
(b) the chief constable of that police force.
Voluntary arrangements: the metropolitan police force
(1) The Director General and a relevant metropolitan body (or both those bodies) may make arrangements for the NCA to use facilities made available by the metropolitan police force.
(2) In this paragraph “ relevant metropolitan body ” means—
(a) the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, or
(b) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Voluntary arrangements: the City of London police force
The Director General and the Common Council of the City of London (in its capacity as police authority for the City of London police area) may make arrangements for the NCA to use facilities made available by the City of London police force.
Voluntary arrangements: immigration or customs facilities
(1) The Director General and the Secretary of State may make arrangements for the NCA to use immigration facilities made available by the Secretary of State.
(2) The Director General and a relevant person (or both those persons) may make arrangements for the NCA to use customs premises made available by the relevant person (or both those persons).
(3) In this paragraph—
“ customs premises ” means premises wholly or partly occupied by persons designated under section 3 (general customs officials) or section 11 (customs revenue officials) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;
“ immigration facilities ” means facilities provided in connection with the exercise of—
functions of the Secretary of State relating to immigration, asylum or nationality, or
functions of an immigration officer;
“ relevant person ” means—
the Secretary of State, or
the Director of Border Revenue.
Directed arrangements: England and Wales police forces
(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State that—
(a) it is expedient for relevant parties to make arrangements under paragraph 19, 20 or 21, and
(b) satisfactory arrangements cannot be made, or cannot be made in time, under that paragraph,
the Secretary of State may direct those relevant parties to make specified arrangements under that paragraph.
(2) In this paragraph “ relevant parties ”, in relation to arrangements under paragraph 19, 20 or 21, means—
(a) the Director General, and
(b) any other person or persons who may make arrangements under that paragraph.
Voluntary arrangements: Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Director General may make arrangements with the Northern Ireland Policing Board for the NCA to use facilities made available by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Directed arrangements: Police Service of Northern Ireland
If it appears to the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland—
(a) that it is expedient for the Director General and the Northern Ireland Policing Board to make arrangements under paragraph 24, and
(b) that satisfactory arrangements cannot be made, or cannot be made in time, under paragraph 24,
the Department of Justice may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, direct the Director General and the Policing Board to make specified arrangements under paragraph 24.
Arrangements: terms, variation and termination
(1) Facility-sharing arrangements must specify or describe the facilities which are to be made available for use by the NCA under the arrangements.
(2) Facility-sharing arrangements may be varied or terminated by the parties.
(3) But the arrangements may not be terminated without the consent of—
(a) the Secretary of State (if the arrangements have been made in compliance with a direction by the Secretary of State), or
(b) the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (if the arrangements have been made in compliance with a direction by that Department).
(4) In this paragraph “ facility-sharing arrangements ” means arrangements under any other provision of this Part of this Schedule.
Consultation before direction
Before a person (“D”) gives a direction under this Part of this Schedule to another person (“P”), D must—
(a) notify P of the proposal to give the direction, and
(b) consider any representations made by P.
In this Part of this Schedule “ facilities ” means—
(a) premises,
(b) equipment, and
(c) other material, facilities and services.
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