The system of police and crime commissioners will be abolished, the Government is set to announce.
It is the biggest shake-up in police for years. PCCs were introduced in 2012 by then Home Secretary Theresa May.
n a statement to the Commons on Thursday, Home Office minister Sarah Jones said the PCC model has” weakened local police accountability and has had perverse impacts on the recruitment of chief constables”. “The Theresa May model has not worked,” she said.
The minister continued: “I can therefore announce today that we will abolish Police and Crime Commissioners at the end of their current term in 2028 and transfer functions to mayors wherever possible in areas where plans do not yet allow for a transfer of policing to a mayor, this parliament. We will establish new policing and crime boards to bring council leaders together to oversee the police force in that area.
“Preventing crime is everyone’s business and giving local leaders these responsibilities will help create thriving town centres, help businesses to succeed, and help people to walk without fear in their communities.”
She stressed that the decision was not based on any shortcomings of the PCC model, not the PCCs themselves.
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