Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will occur in every police force area in England and Wales on 15.11.2012 (except London).
For full information about these elections, who can stand and what PCCs will mean, see here.
For a summary of the latest 'runners and riders' for Police and Crime Commissioner roles, please see this helpful table produced by the Police Foundation.
Though we opposed the introduction of PCCs, now that Parliament has approved the policy, the APA is;
- committed to effective transition to the new system on 22.11.2012, and
- committed to the handover of a sound governance model for policing that works locally and continues to influence nationally.
The APA will remain active until next November and is fully engaged with the detailed work of preparing for PCCs across all of these project boards and running a series of seminars to prepare for transition over the next year.
The APA
- Is fully involved in the detail of transition planning with partners including the Home Office, ACPO, APACE, PATs, the LGA, NPIA, etal
- Is focussing on transition support for police authorities and influencing the future national landscape of policing governance
- Is involved in the Ministerial transition boards overseeing the detailed work of preparation for PCCs
These transition boards are looking into every aspect of a smooth move to PCCs, grouped into themes as follows:
Elections, authority support, the protocol on Operational Independence, checks and balances, the strategic policing requirement, staff and other transfers, complaints, finance, partnerships, PCCs’ capacity, London, Wales, collaboration between police forces.
This section of the website is under development and more details and resources will follow soon.