1. Police Reform and Community Safety – an over view of police reforms Mark Norris, Senior Adviser, Local Government Association 29/01/2013 www.local.gov.uk

2. What the presentation will cover Role of Police and Crime Commissioners Scrutiny of PCCs Links with community safety partnerships

3. Background to Police Reforms Lack of public confidence in the police and criminal justice system; Need to reconnect the public with the police; Replacing bureaucratic accountability with democratic accountability

4. Police and Crime Commissioners Elected by supplementary vote for a four year term on 15 th Nov 2012. The PCCs’ role is to: –Secure an efficient and effective police for their area; –Appoint the chief constable, hold them to account for running the force, and if necessary dismiss them; –Set the police and crime objectives for their area through a 5 year Police and Crime Plan; –Set the force budget and determine the precept;

5. PCCs continued –Contribute to the national and international policing capabilities set out by the Home Secretary; and –Have a duty to co-operate with community safety and criminal justice partners. The Policing Protocol sets out that PCCs will only have strategic oversight of forces. They will not be able to influence operational matters. The PCC must publish an annual report showing progress against their Police and Crime Plan. PCCs are under a general duty to consult and engage with the public.

6. PCCs

7. Police and Crime Panels

8. Is one for each force area, established by the councils in that area; they are legally a Local Government Committee Role is to both review and scrutinise the PCC’s actions and decisions, and also to assist them in the effective exercise of their functions; They are not a police authority in another form; and Have a minimum of 12 members and a maximum of 20. A minimum of two members have to be independent, co-opted members.

9. 2. Community Safety Partnerships Police and Crime Commissioner Community Safety Partnerships Duty to have regard to each other’s priorities 1 Request merger Power to approve 4 Power to call CSP chairs to a meeting to discuss force-wide issues 2 Power to request a report 3 Police and Crime Panel Scrutinise Grant making powers 5

10. Local Government Association contact: Mark Norris mark.norris@local.gov.uk 020 7664 3241 mark.norris@local.gov.uk