Sentences with phrase «police and crime»

We've been struck by the level of outrage from our supporters about how poorly run these elections have been, and about the posts of police and crime commissioners themselves.

The establishment of police and crime commissioners, which concentrates the power of the old police authorities into a single person, is a coalition government proposal.

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

We will work with police and crime commissioners to reduce antisocial behaviour in communities.

But that debate was had two years ago when police and crime commissioners were still a possibility.

Similarly low levels of voter turnout were previously seen when the regional police and crime commissioner roles were initially introduced.

Of course, they will be joined by those independent of police forces, including police and crime commissioners.

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.

The commission also backed the concept of police and crime commissioners, which were introduced one year ago.

Tony Lloyd MP has been selected (unopposed) as Labour candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in Manchester.

Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners did not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.

BASC, the UK's largest shooting organisation, has welcomed the introduction of the firearms provisions contained in the new Policing and Crime Bill placed before parliament today.

@CptEric That type of voting is used in Scotland and in police and crime commissioner elections in England, but not for local elections in England.

Lord Bach, who is chairing Labour's Commission on Access to Justice, resigned from his frontbench role in the House of Lords in May 2016 following his election as Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire, but his review of legal aid is continuing its work.

David Allen also contested the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by - election in October 2014.

The former Labour MP, Paddy Tipping, was elected as Nottinghamshire «s first Police and Crime Commissioner in 2012.

BASC, the UK's largest shooting organisation, has welcomed the introduction of the firearms provisions contained in the new Policing and Crime Bill.

Questions — talks with EU partners on economic and financial issues, Available funds for Police and Crime panels to cover start - up and first - year running costs, Promoting lower electricity bills through the uptake of voltage optimisation, The effect the lack of a public inquiry into the death of Pat Finucane may have on British — Irish relations and on the Finucane family.

Bob Jones died on 1 July 2014, necessitating the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner by - election, 2014.

She stood for South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner [3] and later defected to UKIP, by 2015 standing for them in the General Election for the constituency of Bridgend.

For too long local police and crime policymaking in this country has been a remote enterprise, conducted by anonymous, unelected officials, for the benefit of the public certainly, but without their direct participation.

The figure is a significant improvement on the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner vote in 2012 where only 14 % of people in the county voted.

The former deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia has paid tribute to his old boss, Bill Longmore, who has died after a long battle with cancer.

Colleagues of the former Police and Crime Commissioner Bill Longmore have been paying tribute to him after his death, following a long battle with cancer.

Many believe that Doughty owes his safe seat to family links with his powerful predecessor Alun Michael, now Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales Police.

The research is highly problematic for the government, which intends to create a new offence of paying for sex with someone who is controlled for gain and introduce new powers to close brothels in the upcoming policing and crime bill.

To get elected they will need to engage with people from all backgrounds and from all areas and listen to their concerns about policing and crime.

Labour has selected a former parish priest to challenge for the vacant Police and Crime Commissioner role in South Yorkshire.

Hernandez recently published her first police and crime plan and budget after Devon and Cornwall's biggest ever public consultation on policing.

[Policing and Crime Bill]

Giving an update at the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, Mr Mackey said: «This is one of the most complex recovery operations we've seen.

The Conservative Group on Cornwall Council has today welcomed the failure of a motion of no confidence in Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez.

Labour last night appointed Tony Lloyd, the Rochdale MP and former Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner to the Northern Ireland role.

Vera Baird, the former Labour MP who is now Northumbria police and crime commissioner, has been made a dame for services to women and equality.

This data could then be used for various purposes, ranging from policing and crime solving — finding digital traces of crimes such as human trafficking and child porn, medical research and other such uses.

It's led several other figures including the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk to question the MP's position.

Do police and crime commissioner elections merit an exception?

Nick Clegg calls police and crime commissioners a «failed experiment» and says the Liberal Democrats will not contest the South Yorkshire by - election.

PCC Ron Hogg: serving police and crime commissioner for Durham spoke alongside Mike Barton, the chief constable of Durham police force.

Labour police and crime commissioner Dr Alan Billings has now made it clear that he is unimpressed with the former deputy prime minister's tone.

New name and new uniform would have helped to make some distance between new police and crimes committed by old militia and would help to improve image of law enforcement.

Even before the results come in, turn - out for electing South Yorkshire's next Police and Crime Commissioner was shown to be extremely low.

By constituting police and crime panels (PCPs) with a strategic and effective role in the shake - up they see an opportunity to exert renewed influence over crime and community safety issues.

«A vote for UKIP will send a strong message that the people are fed up with virtue signalling and want policing and crime and support for families to be taken seriously.»

It would have been preferable to wait until Police and crime commissioners were in post, in November 2012, before proceeding with this costly process.»

«The fact is not a single councillor in England has won 50 percent of the electorate, not a single MEP has reached the 50 percent threshold, Boris Johnson scraped in with just 37 percent in 2008 and the Government's flagship police and crime commissioner election gained a risible 17 percent.»

The by - election was held on the same day as the Manchester Central and Corby by - elections, and the inaugural Police and Crime Commissioner elections.