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Your Choice:Police and Crime Commissioners


Presentation Aim


What is a Police &CrimeCommissioner?What is a Police and Crime Panel?When is the election?Who can vote?

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The Background

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Police & Crime Commissioners wereintroduced by the Police Reform and SocialResponsibility Act 2011, which came into forceon September 15, 2011

The act puts an emphasis on reforming thepolice service

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Police & Crime CommissionerRole – Cutting Crime

Work with partners to cut crime and further improvecommunity safetyCommissioner can award police and crime grants toorganisations who will support their community safetyprioritiesPublish a Police and Crime PlanSet local police and crime objectivesEngage with the communityHold the Chief Constable to account (hire and, ifnecessary, dismiss)Set the policing part of council tax (precept)

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PCC Role – Public facing


Commissioners will be directly elected by you, the public.They will engage with victims and the public

Commissioners can build local partnerships

A key responsibility of the Commissioner will be to reportto the public on how their money is being used and theoutcomes achieved

A Commissioner is not a replacement for the ChiefConstable, who will remain responsible for his officers andstaff


Your Choice: save the date

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Your chance to vote on November 15, 2012

Commissioners are elected every four years

41 commissioners will be elected across England andWales. One will serve Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Commissioner will take up post on 22nd Novemberwhen police authorities will be abolished



Who can vote?

You are eligible to vote if you: Are 18 or older on November 15 Live in Cambridgeshire or

Peterborough Are registered to vote

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The Elections

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The supplementary voting system has been chosen forthese elections

Further details about the election process can befound on the Electoral Commission, the Home Office &the Police Authority websites

The elections will be paid for by the Home Office



The Police and Crime Panel

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Every commissioner will be held to account by the publicvia the ballot box. They will also be held to account fortheir performance by a Police and Crime Panel.

Panels will comprise one elected representative (councillors and,where relevant, elected mayors) from each local authority withinthe force area and two independent members or co-optees

In Cambridgeshire details on the make up of the Panel is beingfinalised for June. This work is being progressed by CambridgeshireCounty Council and Peterborough Unitary Authority


The Police and Crime PanelRole


The Panel will have these powers:Veto the Commissioner’s decision on council taxpreceptRequest further information from the Commissioner tohold him/ her to account for performanceCall the Commissioner & Chief Constable to publichearingsTo publicly review the Police and Crime Plan andannual reportNot a replacement for police authorities


The future undercommissioners


Greater level of accountability to members ofthe public

Greater flexibility in commissioning services tomeet local priorities

Greater level of accountability to the public


The future undercommissioners

Maintain local police performance Deliver policing within the available

budgetReduce crime and disorder Keeping people safe Maintain the resilience of ‘protective

services’

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