Commentary on Sections Section 4: Police
74.Section 4 amends section 64A of the DDA (inserted into the DDA with effect from 1 October 2004 by the Amendment Regulations) so as to insert provisions analogous to those contained in section 76A(4) to (6) of the Race Relations Act 1976 (as inserted by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, section 4). As amended by section 4, section 64A will set out who the correct defendant is in the case of a claim of discrimination being made against a police officer under Part 3 of the DDA (for example, where it is alleged that a police officer has discriminated against a disabled person when carrying out a function). The section also authorises payment from the police fund of compensation or of costs of settlement in relation to such a claim.