Police & Crime
Commissioners (PCCs)
The first PCC elections will take place
on
15th November 2012
and
those elected will take office on
22nd November 2012
Current Crime Reduction
Organisation in Nottinghamshire
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Police
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Police Authority
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Local Councils
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Community Safety Partnerships
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Health & Well-Being Boards
THE POLICE AUTHORITY
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The Authority is an independent organisation responsible for overseeing the
work of Nottinghamshire Police to ensure that policing in the county is
efficient and effective.
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Its responsibilities include:
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Setting and monitoring the police budget
Consulting widely with local people about the policing of their area
Setting local policing priorities and targets for achievement
Monitoring police performance, checking how well they perform against
the targets set by the authority
Publishing a three year strategic plan and an annual plan which tells local
people what they can expect from their police service
Informing the public about police achievements on a regular basis
Making sure local people get "value for money" from their police service
Appointing (and if necessary, dismissing) the Chief Constable and senior
officers
Overseeing complaints against the police
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.
New Crime Reduction Organisation
in Nottinghamshire
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Police
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Police and Crime Commissioner
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Police and Crime Panel
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Local Councils
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Community Safety Partnerships
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Health & Well-Being Boards
Legislative framework
Reciprocal
duty to have
regard to
priorities
Reciprocal
duties to cooperate
PCC power
to call
together
CSPs
Working
together
PCC power
to approve
CSP mergers
PCP oversight
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Police and Crime Commissioners
Will have responsibility for:
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Appointing the Chief Constable (CC) and holding them
to account for the running of their force
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Setting out a 5 year Police and Crime Plan (in consultation
with the CC) determining local policing priorities.
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Setting the annual local precept and annual force budget
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Making community safety grants to a range of
organisations
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Police and Crime Commissioner Role
Strategic direction and
accountability for
policing.
[Protocol]
Ensuring value
for money.
Scope
of the
role
Contributing to
regional and national
policing.
[Strategic Policing
Requirement]
Working with
partners to cut
crime.
Representing the
public, the
vulnerable and
victims.
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Police and Crime Plans
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).
Police and
crime
plan
Wider services to tackle
crime and drugs and keep
communities safe
Services for victims of
crime (dependent on the
outcome of consultation)
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PCC Funding
2011/12
Partnership
funding
Crime & Drugs
Grants
Main Policing
Pot (Core central
govt. grants and
precept)
2012/13
Local
Authorities
via DCLG
and to Welsh
CSPs
Local authorities
via DCLG and
to Welsh CSPs
Local
partnerships
& agencies,
VCS etc.
Continue with
2011/12
arrangements
nationally
Police
Authorities
Pre-election
Police
Authorities
2013/14
PCCs
PCC community
safety fund
Main Policing Pot (for
PCCs)
Post-election
PCCs
2014/15
One PCC pot
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Opportunities for collective leadership
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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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Complaints against the PCC
All complaints received by the
PCP
NOTE: Initial
handling can be
delegated to PCC
monitoring officer
Criminal?
YES
NO
Referred to IPCC
PCP responsible for informal
resolution
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Police and Crime Panels
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Under a duty to support, as well as challenge, the PCC.
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Will be locally determined.
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do not replace the police authority. These will
cease to exist once PCCs are elected.
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Will be established in each force area to provide regular,
public scrutiny of the PCC.
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They are not a super-partnership. Although strong
local partnership working will be vital.
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Balanced Appointment Objective
Local Authorities, the
Secretary of State and
Panels are under a duty
to secure a Panel whose
councillor members:
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Political
represent all parts of
the police area
represent the
political make-up of
the area
All appointments should
secure a Panel with the
necessary skills,
knowledge and
experience to discharge
its functions
Police and
Crime
Panel
Geographical
Skills, knowledge
and experience
‘as far as is practicable’
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Police and Crime Panels Composition
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The Panel will include at least one representative from each
local authority in the force area.
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Where there is a directly elected mayor they will have the
option of sitting on the panel.
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Minimum of 10 Councillors and 2 independents.
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Option to co-opt further members, on approval of Home
Secretary, up to a maximum panel size of 20.
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Balanced, as far as is practicable, to represent all parts and
the political make up of the police force area.
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Members must have the necessary skills, knowledge and
experience.
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Police and Crime Panel Funding
Panels will be Home Office funded, but locally
supported
£53,300
Scrutiny
support
Meeting
costs
£920 is available per panel member for expenses.
The Home Office will not be funding allowances.
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Key Role and Powers of Police and Crime Panels
Role
Enabling Powers
Powers of veto
Reviewing the draft
Police and Crime Plan
Can require the PCC to
attend a public hearing
Appointment of
Chief Constable
Reviewing the PCCs
Annual Report
Can invite the CC to
attend with the PCC
(cannot require)
Setting of the
precept
Must hold confirmation
hearings for CEO, CFO
and Deputy
Can ask HMIC for a
professional view on
CC dismissals
Overseeing all
complaints against the
PCC, informally
resolving non-criminal
Have access to papers
(except those that are
operationally sensitive)
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Police & Crime
Commissioners
The first PCC elections will take place on
15th November 2012
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PCC
CANDIDATES
 Mr
Paddy Tipping (Labour)
 Mr
Tony Morris (Conservative)
 Dr
Raj Chandran (Independent)
Further Information
PCC web page:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/police/police-crimecommissioners/
Enquiries:
PCCPartnersEnquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
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