THE HOST FORCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES The Host Force Sample Clauses
THE HOST FORCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES The Host Force. 10.1 The NPCC is a non-statutory entity that is a collaboration between the Parties under the terms of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Parties agree that a Police Force shall be appointed by the Parties from time to time to act as Host Force for the purposes of hosting the NPCC collaboration arrangements including the entering into of legal arrangements for the NPCC on behalf of the Parties.
10.2 At the Effective Date the Metropolitan Police Service and its corresponding policing body MOPAC (as may be applicable within the context of this Agreement) is the incumbent Host Force.
10.3 Subject to clause 10.5, the Host Force shall be responsible for the following functions in order to assist the Chair to deliver the NPCC Functions as set out in this Agreement:
10.3.1 appointing the Chair (clause 9.3);
10.3.2 appointing and employing police officers and police staff to exclusively perform services in the NPCC Central Office in order to assist the Chair to meet the NPCC Functions (clause 9.10.1);
10.3.3 hosting police officers who are members of, and police staff who are employed by, another force (the “Home Force”) and seconded to the Host Force to exclusively perform services in the NPCC Central Office in order to assist the Chair meet the NPCC Functions (clause 9.10.2);
10.3.4 assisting in the administration of the recruitment and selection of NPCC Staff in accordance with the requirements of the Chair;
10.3.5 arranging NPCC premises (clause 12);
10.3.6 entering into contracts (clause 12) including for the provision of any Support Services which are not provided by the Host Force itself under the Service Level Agreement; and
10.3.7 holding Assets (clause 13).
10.4 If the Police Force appointed as Host Force wishes to withdraw from its role as the Host Force, it shall inform the Chair and serve a notice to the the Audit and Assurance Board setting out that it wishes to cease the hosting function and the reason for this. The Host Force shall cease to act as Host Force (but shall otherwise remain a party to this Agreement) no less than 12 months (or such other date agreed between the Host Force and the Audit and Assurance Board) following the date of the relevant notice.
10.5 The Parties acknowledge that although an alternative force to the Metropolitan Police Service may be able to provide the hosting arrangement comprising the provision of the Support Services and the functions set out in this Agreement the Metropolitan Police Service is the only Police Force...