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(2) Policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, may, in particular, consist of provision—
(a) for support to be provided jointly by two or more policing bodies;
(b) for support to be provided for two or more policing bodies or forces jointly;
(c) for a policing body to provide support to another policing body or to a force maintained by another policing body.
(3) In relation to policing body collaboration provision, or policing body & force collaboration provision, references to the provision of support include, in particular, the provision of—
(a) premises;
(b) equipment;
(c) staff;
(d) services;
(e) facilities.
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(5) A policing body may make a collaboration agreement only if it thinks that the agreement is in the interests of the efficiency or effectiveness of one or more policing bodies or police forces.
(6) A policing body must consult the chief officer of police of the police force which the body is responsible for maintaining before making a collaboration agreement (unless that chief officer is a party to the agreement).
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