Times 24 Police commissioner brushes off £200000 cost of failed G4S plans Times 24 The county's force had planned to work with Beds and Cambs police to use private security firm G4S for back room roles, but the controversial move fell through...
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How much are police and crime commissioners costing?
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Cambridgeshire: PCC's First Six Months
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Sir Graham Bright was elected as Cambridgeshire's first Police and Crime Commissioner last November, and says his first six months in the role have been successful.
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The Guardian Police and crime commissioners budgets soaring, say MPs The Guardian He said there was an urgent need to guard against "maverick decision-making" by PCCs, citing the examples of the suspension of the Lincolnshire chief constable,...
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Crime commissioners are packing their office with taxpayer-funded cronies on ...
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Stronger scrutiny required over Police and Crime Commissioners say MPs
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Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent 'maverick decision making', a damning report by MPs has warned.
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A crime commissioner has pledged to appoint teenage crime tsar as he says Paris Brown would be perfect for the job.
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A police Facebook page criticised for using language like "Billy burglar" is defended by Surrey's police commissioner.
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Putting bobbies before buildings
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Unlike other elected Police & Crime Commissioners around the country (mostly Labour ones), Boris has chosen not to hike the police precept and load more cost on to council taxpayers.
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May 20, 5:36 AM
Police Commissioners have to get much better at communicating the work they do
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Hardwick quizzed by MPs about decision to suspend top cop
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... the committee would be writing to the council's chief executive Stuart Davy for an explanation.
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Expenses row details added to Cumbria PCC's website: http://t.co/4KqWh35639
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Northamptonshire police commissioner to pay car mileage
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Northamptonshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds says he will not be claiming any car mileage from public funds.
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... missing ingredient from what he says is localism. Police and Crime Commissioners are the biggest reform to policing in two centuries but [...] ... PCC responds to Deputy's PM's Proposals on Reoffending.
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'Inadequate guidance' given to PCCs
Police Oracle
The Home Office should have given better guidance to incoming police and crime commissioners (PCCs) as the new individuals took office last year, it has been claimed.
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West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner - WEB POLL
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It has been six months since the government brought in elected Police and Crime Commissioners. They were brought in to replace the Police Authorities.
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Belfast Telegraph Police commissioner scrutiny urged Belfast Telegraph Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are required by law to reveal certain financial data but a survey by the Home Affairs Select Committee found that only a quarter of the...
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Commissioner Tony lloyd has called for openness from the police…but how open is the PCC? The BBC has carried out an investigation into the cost of Police and Crime Commissioners, with findings that come as no surprise.
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News round-up 23/5: Terror attack in Woolwich
Local Government Chronicle
The Daily Telegraph reports that almost half of the newly-elected police and crime commissioners are spending more than the organisations they replaced.
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The chairman of the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel Councillor Ray Wootten is to step down.
It comes after MPs criticised the panel for its handling of the suspension of temporary Chief Constable...
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Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner defends £12500 assistant commissioners
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SURREY'S Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Kevin Hurley has appointed two new part-time assistant commissioners.
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Public Service ''We are reforming the police because reform is needed'' Public Service Change is painful but a true friend should not gloss over uncomfortable truths or shy away from difficult advice, the policing and criminal justice minister...
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RT @politicsinbrum: “@WestMidsPCC: Where does the money go? Expenditure by @WMPolice / PCC's office over £500, Feb & Mar http://t.co/xF6K97mixI”; 4GetEurovision
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“The Police and Crime Commissioners office now costs less that 0.4% of the total police budget, and costs significantly less than the previous Police Authority. The costs of my office will continue to be reduced in line with the ...
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South Wales Argus
Gwent Police boss Ian Johnston's concern over crime stats
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... Police and Crime Commissioner claimed.
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