Sentences with phrase «elected police»

He writes books full of innovative ideas of which some have become familiar — directly elected police commissioners — and others are still distant, such as the death of the party.

They say that once people get to know their locally elected police chief, enthusiasm for the idea will grow and turnout in future elections will rise.

2012 is the year when we will see the first elected police commissioners.

Just 15 % trust elected police and crime commissioners more than the present system to protect their family, according to a poll.

On the way are new elected police commissioners that you can vote in - and kick out.

Stop the waste of # 100 million on creating another tier of politicians with elected police commissioners.

The report calls for directly elected police commissioners and allowing Chief Constables to be operationally independent from the Home Secretary to allow them to make more decisions at a local level.

Chris Grayling's plans for elected police chiefs will transform the police's idea of accountability.

«Welsh Liberal Democrats still don't believe that power over our police forces should be concentrated in the hands of one person, and we remain committed to our vision of directly - elected police boards

In 2012, the Society criticised Government handling of its policy of elected Police and Crime Commissioners - which led to the lowest turnout in British peacetime history.

he asked and where was legislation to fulfill government commitments on directly elected police representatives.

They were also said to disagree over Mr Cameron's plans for locally elected police chiefs — Mr Davis asking what a home secretary would have left to do if policing was devolved.

A Cornerstone pamphlet from last September advocated a flat tax, repeal of the Human Rights Act, tax breaks for marriage and directly elected police sheriffs.

«They will help draft my manifesto and, if elected police and crime commissioner, shape Humberside police's policing plan.»

Despite Ian Blair's protestations, England and Wales will have 41 newly elected Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) on November 16.

Continue reading «Nicholas Rogers: Trust, direction, integrity - what we will need from elected Police Commissioners»»

And we've seen incredible sums ploughed into pet projects - more than # 100 million spent on installing elected police commissioners — money that could have paid for 3,000 new police constables - # 600 million added to the free schools budget in November — money that could pay for the extra 100,000 primary school places we so desperately need - and # 1.8 billion set aside for the costs of NHS reorganisation — half of which would keep 6,000 nurses in post for three years

It would be great to think that before elected police commissioners come in, this anomaly could be removed — allowing real accountability for their priorities, the style of policing and also the shape and level of resources required to meet the demands of a public who are still very wary.

He could talk about the development of online crime maps (though don't expect him to admit that Labour introduced them), and of course elected police and crime commissioners, though he has talked about those quite a lot already.

Some flagship and controversial Coalition policies such as elected police chiefs and HS2 have divided Tory members.

In her conference speech, the shadow home secretary confirmed that Labour would drop the Conservatives» failed net migration target and would abolish elected police and crime commissioners.

There is also a general pattern emerging: Liberal Democrat opposition has brought progress on the NHS reforms to a standstill, watered down any potential radicalism in the public sector reform White Paper, and now stopped elected Police commisioners, the cornerstone of reformist Conservative policy.

Coalition plans to introduce directly elected police commissioners in England and Wales could hit a Liberal Democrat sticking point in the Lords.

The proposals for elected police representatives, new cuts in the civil service, assessment for incapacity benefits, flexible working time and tougher immigration procedures are all shared by the Tories.

House of Lords defeat for elected Police commissioners shows the Liberal Democrats are becoming the Coalition's anti-reform faction

And it explains the policies he is most passionate about: from city mayors to community schools to locally elected police commissioners.

Ms May also risked the ire of police leaders by defending the government's plans for police reform, including a 20 % cut in funding and elected police chiefs — both of which are resolutely opposed by leadership.

Plans to replace police authorities with directly elected police commissioners have triggered concern among chief constables anxious to avoid the politicisation of policing.

Named in the action are Bonita Wright, immediate past park district president; board secretary Kathi Jackson; newly elected park district president Sam Johnson; and Robert Lewis, who claims to have been elected police commissioner of the district.

Last week the BBC reported that arrests for cannabis related offences plummeted 50 % since 2010 and directly elected police commissioners in Durham, Derbyshire, Dorset and Surrey have acknowledged that they will not arrest anyone who grows or possesses small amounts of cannabis.

From May next year, the public will be able to elect a police and crime commissioner for their police force area, who will have the power to set the policing budget, determine the policing plan and hire and fire the chief constable.

I will turn to accountability later, but that too will be kept local, through beat meetings, crime maps and directly - elected police and crime commissioners.

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Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

In 2012 it was employed for the first time to elect Police Commissioners in England and Wales.

Inspired by such premier league Yellow B ** tards as Lord Oakeshott the Upper House is overstepping its reforming, amending role and is in danger of becoming a roadblock to important Coalition reforms, including with respect to the NHS and elected police chiefs.

Newly - elected police commissioners have been given far too much power over chief constables, an influential committee of MPs has found.

Mr Grieve said his party's planned, elected police commissioners would be tasked to ensure that people were encouraged to stand up to anti-social behaviour and pledged to use the Home Office to stop people being deterred for standing up for traditional good behaviour.

It is right that we should now move and have directly elected police commissioners to rebalance the policing landscape and restore local democracy.»

«Meanwhile he wants us to have «elected police commissioners you can elect and kick out» - which basically means making the UK more like the USA.

Elected police commissioners threaten the bedrock independence of the British police service.

Elected police commissioners will soon be introduced, but the government must flesh out their precise role in the police force.

The first steps towards the National Crime Agency; a more independent, more accountable HMIC, with a new leader; less bureaucracy, more professional discretion; and progress towards the first directly elected police and crime commissioners.

Elected police commissioners are likely to be reinserted into the bill when it returns to the Commons, however.

Peers have inflicted a second defeat in as many days against the government, which must now look again at plans to introduce elected police commissioners.

Ministers want to replace elected police authorities with a single elected police commissioner, who would have the power to hire and fire chief constables and control the budget of their police force.

Peers have inflicted a second defeat in as many days against the government, over plans for elected police commissioners.

-- the choice to prioritise pet projects, such as free schools, elected police commissioners, and David Cameron's disastrous top down NHS reorganisation - even as school repairs are cancelled, police officers lose their jobs, and patients wait longer.

«Directly elected police commissioners not only compromise autonomy but as our poll shows undermine trust in the community they serve.»

Mencap is calling on newly - elected police and crime commissioners to lead the way in this, and ensure the progress made by police services continues.