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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and Rutland | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elected position
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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
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party-political ⓘ |
| canDelegateTo | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner ⓘ |
| country |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| createdBy | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBy |
local electorate
ⓘ
public ⓘ |
| electionSystem | first past the post (from 2023) ⓘ |
| firstElectionsHeld | 2012 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community safety
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crime reduction ⓘ |
| governs | police area ⓘ |
| hasAccountabilityMechanism |
public scrutiny
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scrutiny by Police and Crime Panel ⓘ |
| hasLimitation | cannot interfere in specific operational cases ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
improve police accountability
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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
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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
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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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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
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Police and Crime Commissioner
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this entity surface form:
Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire and Rutland