Commentary on provisions of Act Section 11: Service police: complaints, misconduct etc New Part 14B of AFA 2006
New Part 14B contains new sections 340P, 340Q and 340R. Section 340P contains a power to make provision corresponding to any that is made in or under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (complaints and misconduct) in relation to the SPCC, service police forces and the tri-service serious crime unit. This enables the Secretary of State to confer functions on the new SPCC that are similar to those conferred on the DG IOPC and to set up procedures to deal with complaints, misconduct and death and serious injury matters. Section 340Q contains a power that will enable the Secretary of State to make similar provision to that made in or under Part 2B of the Police Reform Act 2002 in relation to whistle-blowers. Section 340R contains a power that enables the Secretary of State to make similar provision to that made in or under Part 2A of the Police Reform Act 2002 in relation to super-complaints.
	The overall effect of new Part 14B enables the Secretary of State to create a statutory system for dealing with complaints and other concerns about the service police which is similar to the statutory system that covers those serving in civilian police forces in England and Wales.