Improving Public Accountability

PCCs are locally elected and accountable to the public and have the responsibility for holding Chief Constables to account for local policing on behalf of their communities. The APCC supports PCCs to provide effective scrutiny of police performance, to increase transparency in policing and in the criminal justice system and to improve the response to police complaints.

Our priorities for improving public accountability are:

  • To further develop the accountability and transparency of the role of PCCs and enable greater openness and accountability on police ethics and complaints.
  • To support PCCs to hold their Chief Constables to account for performance, ensuring the public has a voice in policing and that police forces are accountable to the communities they serve.

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PORTFOLIO LEADS

Performance

Leading our work on performance, including on national outcomes, crime statistics and force inspections.

Joint Lead: John Tizard, PCC for Bedfordshire

Joint Lead: Chris Nelson, PCC for Gloucestershire

APCC Contact: Natasha Noorbakhsh, Policy Manager

Transparency & Integrity

Leading our work on reform of police complaints, ethics and transparency and the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Joint Lead: Rupert Matthews, PCC for Leicestershire

Joint Lead: Alison Lowe OBE, Deputy Mayor for West Yorkshire

APCC Contact: Carolyn Graham, Head of Governance & Business

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