PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Police and Crime Commissioners (30 July 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce legislation to (a) abolish the post of Police and Crime Commissioners and (b) replace them with local boards of elected councillors.

Asked by:
Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat)

PCCs play an importantrole as the voice of the public and victims in policing at a local level, holding Chief Constables to account and leading local partnerships to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour.

The government will continue to work with PCCs and Chief Constables to set clear expectations for policing on performance and standards, ensuring that our communities have an effective and efficient police service within their force area.

Answered by:
Dame Diana Johnson (Labour)
2 September 2024