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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(22 January 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the next police and fire commissioner elections will take place where existing boundaries are not co-terminus.

Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)

Answer

As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, where mayoral geographies align with police force and fire and rescue geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue Authority functions.

We will also explore whether a single Mayor can take responsibility for Police and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue Authority functions across two or more police forces or two or more Fire and Rescue Authorities, where this would result in coterminous boundaries, and bring forward any legislative changes as part of the English Devolution Bill.

Where Strategic Authorities do not currently align with these boundaries, or where alignment is not appropriate for new devolution areas, we will take steps to ensure alignment over the longer term.

The timing of elections and the transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner functions will be determined in due course.


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