West Yorkshire Police and Crime
Panel
An Introduction
Clare Elliott, Association of West Yorkshire Authorities
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Panel Membership
Role and Responsibilities
Realities of the New Landscape
Moving Forwards
Defining Success
Questions, Suggestions and Observations
Panel Membership
10 Elected Members
(appointed by the local authorities)
2 Elected Co-opted Members
(appointed by the PCP)
2 Independent Co-opted Members
(recruited and appointed by the PCP)
Equal voting rights for all
Achieving Political and Geographical
Balance
Bradford
2 Labour
1 Conservative
Kirklees
Wakefield
1 Labour
2 Labour
1 Conservative
Calderdale
Leeds
1 Labour
2 Labour
1 Lib Dem
1 Conservative
Our Members
Bradford
Cllr Imran Hussain (L)
Kirklees
Cllr Sarah Ferriby (L)
Cllr Ken Smith (L)
Cllr Michael Walls (C)
Cllr David Hall (C)
Wakefield
Cllr Peter Box (L)
Cllr Jean Askew (L)
Leeds
Calderdale
Cllr Alison Lowe (L)
Cllr Pauline Nash (LD)
Cllr Mohammed Iqbal (L)
Cllr Faisal Shoukat (L)
Cllr Les Carter (C)
Origins of the PCP
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act
 Replacing Police Authorities with directly elected Police
and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)
 Introducing Police and Crime Panels (PCPs) to scrutinise/
support work of PCCs
 Re-allocating funding from Community Safety
Partnerships (CSPs) to PCCs
Role of the Commissioner
Secure an efficient
and effective
police force
Appoint Chief
Constable and hold
them to account
Produce a five year
Police and Crime
Plan
Set annual force
budget and
precept
Allocate crime and
disorder reduction
grants
Produce annual
report on progress
against Plan
Role of Police and Crime Panel
Review
Commissioner’s
proposed precept
Hold confirmation
hearings for senior
appointments to
Commissioner’s
Office
Review
Commissioner’s
draft Police and
Crime Plan
Review
Commissioner’s
proposed Chief
Constable
Deal with noncriminal
complaints against
the Commissioner
Review
Commissioner’s
Annual Report
A Distinct New Role
Police Authority
Police and Crime Panel
Scrutinise the Chief Constable
Scrutinise the Commissioner
Issuing its own policing plan and
precept
Influencing the Commissioner’s
policing plan and precept
Detailed oversight of a wide
range of police force activities
Clear focus on key issues such as
performance and resources
Several themed sub-committees
and panels
All business done through main PCP
meetings
Significant staffing resource/
support
Limited secretariat support/
resources
Opportunities for the PCP
‘Scrutiny’
Relationships
Support
Influence
Recognising the Limitations
Powers of Veto (Precept/ Chief Constable)
Lines of Accountability
Resources (£66k p/a Home Office Funding)
Engagement and
Communications
Elections
Strategic Policing Requirement
WYPA Transition
Board Activity
Transfer Scheme
PCP and Partnerships
Finance and Treasury
Audit
Complaints
Learning and
Development
Information Sharing
Protocol
Policing Plan
Elections Process
Candidates
formally
declared by
October 15th
Election:
November 15th
Verification in
each individual
district on
evening of
November 15th
Single count in
a single venue
on November
16th
Process overseen by Joanne Roney – Police
Area Returning Officer
Candidate
announced and
takes office by
November
22nd
Moving Forwards
Shadow Police and Crime Panel
 Operate in shadow format until November 2012
 Focus will be on preparing for the new role:
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Understanding the landscape
Agreeing on priorities/ direction of travel
Building relationships with key stakeholders
Key Dates:
Briefings: July 20th (Confirmation Hearings) October 12th (Strategic Policing Req)
Shadow Meetings: September 7th, October 19th
November 2012 and Beyond
 Develop mutual understanding/ positive working
arrangements and communicate key expectations to the PCC
 Influence Police and Crime Plan
 Agree precept
 Monitor the impact of the PCC and his/ her plan on
communities across West Yorkshire
 Harness strong links with Community Safety Partnerships
and Local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships
 Identify where PCC and local authorities can work together
on MORE than policing and crime
Defining Success
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Balancing scrutiny AND support for the PCC
Defining relationship between the PCP and the public
Partnership agreement – PCP and PCC
Recognising local, force wide, regional and national
policing priorities
• Understanding and shaping the commissioning cycle
• Supporting operational independence of WYP partial public interest versus impartial policing service
Questions, Observations
Comments
Contact Details
Clare Elliott
AWYA
clare.elliott@awya.gov.uk
01924 305323
Bernadette Livesey
Wakefield Council
blivesey@wakefield.gov.uk
01924 305177
Samantha Wilkinson
AWYA
samantha.wilkinson@awya.gov.uk
01924 305310
www.westyorkshirepcp.gov.uk