1. PCCs: the final countdown
Current activity and future plans
Katie Aston; katie.aston2@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Gregg Mead; gregg.mead@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Crime Directorate

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Elections
Thursday
15
November

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Elections: facts and figures
• The ‘Notice of election’ will open the nominations on 8 October;
nominations will close on 19 October.
• The elections are governed by secondary legislation: the Home Office
has made more than 250 pages of legislation over the past 12 months
• Elections based on supplementary vote system, as for Mayor of
London
• 41 Police Area Returning Officers co-ordinating elections across more
than 31,000 polling stations for an electorate of 36 million people
• Monday 19 November: all names of elected PCCs known

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Elections
Home Office publicity: the role of PCCs
Research Campaign: 5 to 24 October
• Top issues of interest to the public: • Outdoor posters
- irritating crimes and ASB • Choosemypc.org.uk
- general PCC information
• Most important PCC duties:
- Freephone number EC
- ensuring value for money - pre-ordering candidate website
- prioritising the crime of most booklet
concern to the community - candidate pages
• Repetition of election constituted - postcode search
memorable call to action • Channel 4 promotion
• Online film and forum
• Poll cards

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Elections
Electoral Commission: how and where to vote
• Campaign runs from 22 October to 15 November, on
radio, on TV, and online
• National door drop to every household in England
(outside London) and Wales
HO • Aboutmyvote. co.uk
website - explanation of PCCs
- explanation of supplementary vote system
and guide to ballot paper
- information in the register newsletter

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Elections: who will the PCCs be? (1)
• Approx 134 candidates identified so far
- The Labour Party: candidates in 41 PFAs
- Conservative Party in 36
- Liberal Democrats in 6
• 40 independent candidates in 22 of the 41 areas
• Smaller parties, including UKIP (3), English Democrats (6) and the political
wing of the English Defence League (1)
• Overall, 19% of PCC candidates are women.
• Striking individual candidates include:
- Lord Prescott (Humberside)
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader
- Lord Toby Jug – Monster Raving Loony Party
- Jane Kennedy, Vera Baird, Michael Mates

7. Elections: who will the PCCs be? (2)
Previous All candidates Conservative Labour Independent
experience
Local politics 56 (49%) 20 (59%) 21 (53%) 6 (21%)
Policing 19 (17%) 4 (12%) 1 (3%) 13 (45%)
National 12 (10%) 1 (3%) 10 (25%) 1 (3%)
politics
Other criminal 10 (9%) 2 (6%) 3 (8%) 3 (10%)
justice
Military 8 (7%) 6 (18%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%)
Business 5 (4%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 3 (10%)
Other 5 (4%) 0 (0%) 3 (8%) 2 (7%)
Total (with 115 34 40 29
data available)

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Communications . . .
. . . for candidates
• criteria for standing for election
• details of PCC pay
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT
• information on the oath
TAKES?
• 50 briefings over four themes
- the role of the PCC
- national landscape
- partnership working
- national policy and strategies

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Communications . . .
. . . for the public
• Role of the Police and Crime
Commissioner
• Information on the elections
• PCC salary details
• Postcode link to local force
• Accountability
• News releases and speeches
• How to complain

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Communications . . .
. . . for partners
• Regular update bulletin
• Guidance on consulting
victims
• Guidance on partnership
working
- with health care services
- with the
voluntary, community and
social enterprise sector
- with the criminal justice
system
• Information on commissioning
services for community safety

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Communications beyond the Home Office
Police
Superintendents’
(TopOfTheCops.com) Association

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Police and Crime Panels
The story so far . . .
• Notification received from all 37 police force areas in England,
councillors appointed, and arrangements made
• Wales: later deadline than England, but three force areas have
submitted their nominations and fourth expected soon
• All panels are appointing independents
• Home Secretary is considering requests from 11 panels for co-option of
additional councillors to secure balance
• All panels are as balanced as is reasonably practicable
• Some shadow panels have already met

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Police and Crime Panels
Changes in Police and Crime Panel (Precepts and
Chief Constable) Regulations 2012
Precept –setting timetable
Veto powers
What: PCC’s deadline for
What: Requirement to hold a
informing the PCP of their
confirmation hearing and publish
proposed precept now moved to
Budget regulations a report in relation to the second
1 February
candidate
Why: More time to prepare budget;
Why: To ensure that all
PCC will be able to base their
candidates for appointment as
precept proposal on more accurate
chief constable are subject to the
funding information
same level of scrutiny

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The first 100 (ish) days
PCCs Proposed
take precept to
office PCPs
15 Nov 22 Nov 12/13 Dec 1 February 31 March
PCC
Home Police
PCCs and crime
Office
elected plan
event
published
PCCs can take oath any time in first two months, but cannot act in the office of
PCC until they’ve done so

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The first 100 days
Evolving landscape
• Revised role for Home
Office in new landscape
• Engagement plan
• Greater contribution from
other departments
• College of Policing starts
on 1 December 2012
Support in a Interference from
• PCCs’ regular meeting new role government
with Home Secretary
Media handling plan

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National PCC involvement
Accountable on local priorities, but opportunities for representation on:
• College of Policing
• National Crime Agency
• New IT company
• Value for Money
• National Police Air Service
Force contribution to Strategic Policing Requirement
National portfolios?

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Staff transfers: the plan
PCC
decides
which . . .
All
police
. . . police staff
staff
transfer to . . .
...
Office of employment
the PCC of Chief
Constable
22 November 2012 By 1 April 2014

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Commissioning
Central funds available to the PCC
• Police Main Grant
• Community Safety Fund from April 2013 until end March 2014
Some opportunities for joint commissioning
Single Joint Health
Services for & Wellbeing
integrated
victims Strategies
plan
Payment Partnership
by results plans