Police and Crime Commissioner

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A Police and Crime Commissioner is a directly elected official in England and Wales responsible for setting policing priorities, budgets, and holding the local police force to account on behalf of the public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
accountableTo public ⓘ
appliesTo territorial police forces in England and Wales ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedBody Association of Police and Crime Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ
canBe independent ⓘ
party-political ⓘ
canDelegateTo Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner ⓘ
country England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
createdBy UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
electedBy local electorate ⓘ
public ⓘ
electionSystem first past the post (from 2023) ⓘ
firstElectionsHeld 2012 ⓘ
focusesOn community safety ⓘ
crime reduction ⓘ
governs police area ⓘ
hasAccountabilityMechanism public scrutiny ⓘ
scrutiny by Police and Crime Panel ⓘ
hasLimitation cannot interfere in specific operational cases ⓘ
hasObjective improve police accountability ⓘ
reflect local policing priorities ⓘ
hasPowerOver police precept in council tax ⓘ
hasRequirement must swear an oath of impartiality ⓘ
introducedInYear 2012 ⓘ
legalBasis Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ
levelOfGovernment sub-national ⓘ
monitoredBy Police and Crime Panel NERFINISHED ⓘ
notApplicableTo Police Service of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Police Service of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversees local police force ⓘ
participatesIn local criminal justice partnerships ⓘ
previousElectionSystem supplementary vote system ⓘ
replaced Police authority ⓘ
reportsOn police performance ⓘ
responsibleFor appointing the chief constable ⓘ
calling for the resignation of the chief constable ⓘ
commissioning victim services ⓘ
engaging with the public on policing and crime ⓘ
holding chief constable to account ⓘ
publishing a police and crime plan ⓘ
setting police budget ⓘ
setting policing priorities ⓘ
suspending the chief constable in certain circumstances ⓘ
scopeExcludes operational policing decisions ⓘ
subjectTo electoral rules for local elections in England and Wales ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Police and Crime Panel NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Sheriff of Rutland → isDistinctFrom → Police and Crime Commissioner ⓘ
this entity surface form: Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and Rutland