police and crime commissioners session 2 working in partnership with police and crime commissioners
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Police and Crime Commissioners
Session 2 Working in Partnership with Police and Crime Commissioners
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This session will look at:
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
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The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 shifts power away from Whitehall bureaucrats and, through Police and Crime Commissioners, into the hands of the public.
Supported by
Removal of targets
Removal of targets
Crime mapsCrime maps Beat meetingsBeat meetings 101101 Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Police and Crime Commissioners
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Police and Crime Commissioners who will have responsibility for:
Appointing the Chief Constable (CC) and holding them to account for
the running of their force
Setting out a 5 year Police and Crime Plan (in consultation with the CC)
determining local policing priorities. Setting the annual local precept and
annual force budget
Making community safety grants to a range of organisations
The first PCC elections will take place on 15th November 2012 and they will take office on 22nd November 2012.
Police and Crime Commissioner Role
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Police and Crime Plans
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PCCs must set out their 5 year police and crime plan by March 2013
PCC Funding
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2011/12 2013/142012/13
Partnership funding
Partnership funding
Crime & Drugs Grants
Crime & Drugs Grants
Local Authorities via DCLG
and to Welsh CSPs
Local authorities via DCLG and to Welsh CSPs PCC community
safety fundPCC community
safety fund
Main Policing Pot (for PCCs)
Main Policing Pot (for PCCs)
PCCs
Main Policing Pot (Core
central govt. grants and precept)
Main Policing Pot (Core
central govt. grants and precept)
Local partnerships & agencies,
VCS etc.
Police Authorities
Continue with 2011/12
arrangements nationally
Police Authorities
2014/15
One PCC potOne PCC pot
Pre-election Post-election
PCCs
Opportunities for collective leadership
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Need to maximise collective leadership between PCC, community safety, justice, health and other partners, to ensure the needs of the public are met
Freedom to commission services from other bodies Opportunities for broader collaboration on joint priorities, across
reform agendas e.g. health reforms and troubled families work PCC will take a strategic overview across local partnerships,
seeking ways to drive and coordinate action across their area
Legislative framework
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PCP oversight
Legislative framework – duties to co-operate
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•Legislation provides a flexible framework for co-operation •Intention is to enable collective local leadership on crime and justice•Deliberately broad and flexible, to allow local flexibility and innovation
Police Probation
Police and Crime Panels
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Will be established in each force area to provide regular, public scrutiny of the PCC.
Will be locally determined.
Under a duty to support, as well as challenge, the PCC.
They do not replace the police authority. That is the role of the police and crime commissioner
They are not a super-partnership. Although strong local partnership working will be vital.
How ready are local areas?
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Lessons learnt: Deep Dive Autumn 2011
Partnership the need for the right people to engage at the right level early, in order to ensure local strategic discussion and alignment with PCC Scrutiny some areas are placing a lot of emphasis on PCP, but
Ministers are clear that this is intended as light-touch scrutiny body onlySimplification PCCs provide an opportunity to consider the current partnership landscape and what might be done locally to simplify this. Localism fit between national and local services presents challenges.Information We are providing appropriate advice and guidance on the framework but Ministers want to maximise local flexibilityClarity HO messaging coordinated through PCC bulletin, website and inbox - [email protected]
What are the Home Office doing?
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The Home Office will be producing: secondary legislation a statement for partners, setting out the legislative framework
and the commissioning role of PCCs [completed] tailored information for specific audiences e.g. elected
members [spring] guidance explaining the legislation around police and crime
panels [spring] induction pack for incoming PCCs [summer] evidence to inform PCCs of benefits of approaches in
preventing crime and reducing re-offending [summer]
All of this work is being overseen by a Ministerial TransitionBoard, ensuring the fit with other reform programmes
Further Information
PCC web page:www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/police/police-crime-
commissioners/
Enquiries:[email protected]
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