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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 shifts power away from Whitehall bureaucrats and, through Police and Crime Commissioners, into the hands of the public.
Supported by
Removal of targets Crime maps Beat meetings 101 Community Engagement
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Police and Crime Commissioners who will have responsibility for:
 Appointing the Chief Constable (CC) and holding them to account for the running of their force
 Setting out a 5 year Police and Crime Plan (in consultation with the
CC) determining local policing priorities. Setting the annual local precept and annual force budget
 Making community safety grants to a range of organisations
The first PCC elections will take place on 15 th will take office on 22 nd November 2012 .
November 2012 and they
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Strategic direction and accountability for policing.
[Protocol]
Ensuring value for money.
Working with partners to cut crime.
Contributing to regional and national policing.
[Strategic Policing
Requirement]
Representing the public, the vulnerable and victims.
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PCCs must set out their 5 year police and crime plan by March 2013
Policing services from the Chief
Constable (or other providers in consultation with the Chief
Constable).
Wider services to tackle crime and drugs and keep communities safe
Police and crime plan
Services for victims of crime (dependent on the outcome of consultation)
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2011/12
Partnership funding
Local
Authorities via DCLG and to Welsh
CSPs
Crime & Drugs
Grants
Local partnerships
& agencies,
VCS etc.
Continue with
2011/12 arrangements nationally
PCCs
Police
Authorities
Pre-election
Police
Authorities
Post-election
PCCs
Main Policing
Pot (Core central govt. grants and precept)
2012/13
Local authorities via DCLG and to Welsh CSPs
2013/14
PCC community safety fund
Main Policing Pot
(for PCCs)
2014/15
One PCC pot
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 Need to maximise collective leadership between PCC, community safety, justice, health and other partners, to ensure the needs of the public are met
 Freedom to commission services from other bodies
 Opportunities for broader collaboration on joint priorities, across reform agendas e.g. health reforms and troubled families work
 PCC will take a strategic overview across local partnerships, seeking ways to drive and coordinate action across their area
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Reciprocal duties to cooperate
Reciprocal duty to have regard to priorities
PCC power to require a report from a CSP
PCP oversight
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Legislative framework – duties to co-operate
•Legislation provides a flexible framework for co-operation
•Intention is to enable collective local leadership on crime and justice
•Deliberately broad and flexible , to allow local flexibility and innovation
Community Safety
Section 10(1) & 10(2)
(Police Authority)
Fire & Rescue
Health (PCT / LHB)
Local Authority
Police
Probation
Criminal Justice
Section 10(3)
CPS
HMCTS
Prison
Probation
YOT
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 Will be established in each force area to provide regular, public scrutiny of the PCC.
 Will be locally determined.
 Under a duty to support , as well as challenge, the PCC.
 They do not replace the police authority . That is the role of the police and crime commissioner
 They are not a super-partnership . Although strong local partnership working will be vital.
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Lessons learnt: Deep Dive Autumn 2011
 Partnership the need for the right people to engage at the right level early, in order to ensure local strategic discussion and alignment with PCC
 Scrutiny some areas are placing a lot of emphasis on PCP, but
Ministers are clear that this is intended as light-touch scrutiny body only
 Simplification PCCs provide an opportunity to consider the current partnership landscape and what might be done locally to simplify this.
 Localism fit between national and local services presents challenges.
 Information We are providing appropriate advice and guidance on the framework but Ministers want to maximise local flexibility
 Clarity HO messaging coordinated through PCC bulletin, website and inbox - pccpartnersenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
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The Home Office will be producing:
 secondary legislation
 a statement for partners, setting out the legislative framework and the commissioning role of PCCs [completed]
 tailored information for specific audiences e.g. elected members [spring]
 guidance explaining the legislation around police and crime panels [spring]
 induction pack for incoming PCCs [summer]
 evidence to inform PCCs of benefits of approaches in preventing crime and reducing re-offending [summer]
All of this work is being overseen by a Ministerial Transition
Board, ensuring the fit with other reform programmes
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PCC web page: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/police/police-crimecommissioners/
Enquiries:
PCCPartnersEnquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
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