Purpose of the Panel
The Police Reform and Social
Responsibility Act 2011 introduced significant changes in police
governance and accountability, in particular replacing the Police
Authorities with directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners
(Commissioners).
The public accountability for the
delivery and performance of the police service within each force
area will be placed into the hands of the commissioner on behalf of
their electorate. The commissioner will
draw on their mandate to set and shape the strategic objectives of
their force area in consultation with the chief constable. The
commissioner will be accountable to their electorate; the chief
constable will be accountable to the commissioner.
The Act also requires the local
authorities in each police force area to establish a police and
crime panel (panel), as a joint committee, primarily to scrutinise
the commissioner. The Act also
prescribes many of the arrangements with regard to the panel and
the way in which it conducts its business.
Humberside
Police and Crime Commissioner
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside is
Jonathan Evison. He represents the public and is responsible for
setting the strategic direction of Humberside Police through the
Police and Crime Plan, setting the budget and council tax policing
precept, and commissioning local community safety
services.
More
information of the PCC can be found on their website.
Contact with the
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner should be made by email
to PCC@humberside.pnn.police.uk
Humberside
Police and Crime Panel
The
Humberside Police and Crime Panel (PCP) is responsible for
scrutinising and supporting the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC)
for Humberside. The PCC sets key
policing priorities through his Police and Crime Plan, and
determines the policing element of council tax, amongst other
responsibilities.
The
PCP is made up of representative from each of the local authorities
in the Humberside Police area, which includes the city of
Kingston-upon-Hull, and large towns of
Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
Each
local authority in the Humberside Police area has the following
seats on the Panel –
Ø East Riding of Yorkshire Council – 3 seats
Ø Hull City Council – 3 seats
Ø North East Lincolnshire Council – 2 seats
Ø North Lincolnshire Council – 2 seats
Two
non-political members of the Panel are also appointed to add to the
collective spread of experience and knowledge.