Police Commissioners | LocalGov

New police powers ‘would mean more injustices’

17/05/2024

Police are ‘completely unqualified’ to receive new powers to ban activities in public places, a campaign group has argued.

Cambridge council deploys polling boot

02/05/2024

Cambridge residents were confronted with the unexpected site of a car marked ‘polling station’ when they went out to vote this morning.

Call to recruit 19,000 neighbourhood officers

13/02/2024

A think-tank has urged the Government to launch a recruitment drive to boost police numbers and restore trust in neighbourhood policing.

Street calls for PCC powers

02/11/2023

West Midlands mayor Andy Street has formally asked the Government to transfer police and crime commissioner (PCC) powers to the mayoralty.

Mayoral elections to be 'first past the post'

16/09/2021

The Government has announced the 'first past the post' electoral system will be used for all local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections.

Mayoral votes to use ‘outdated’ system

16/03/2021

The Government plans to switch to the first-past-the-post system to elect mayors.

Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown

13/12/2018

Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons as it continues to restrict council tax rises.

Council tax set for biggest rise in 14 years, figures show

01/03/2018

Council tax payers face the sharpest rise in their taxes for 14 years, according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy figures (CIPFA). 

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