Part 5: Police and Crime Commissioners and Police Areas Section 123: Deputy mayor for policing and crime as member of local authority
Section 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 ("the 1989 Act") applies certain political restrictions to the deputy mayor for policing and crime in London, where the deputy mayor is not a member of the London Assembly. Where a deputy mayor is not a member of the London Assembly, he or she is employed as a member of staff of MOPAC. Section 1 of the 1989 Act applies political restrictions to those staff. This section amends section 1 of the 1989 Act, removing certain political restrictions placed on the position of deputy mayor for policing and crime so that, where an elected member of a local authority is appointed as deputy mayor for policing and crime in London, he or she does not have to resign his or her position in order to take up the post, and also may stand for election as a local councillor.