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<p>The Government does not issue guidance to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)
on the proportion of their budget that should be used for administration costs. Under
the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, it is the responsibility of
PCCs to determine how each police area’s funding settlement is allocated, including
setting the police force budget and the running of the PCC’s office.</p><p>The 2011
Act specifies that PCCs must publish key information as prescribed by the Secretary
of State. The Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) order 2011 (and
amended in 2012) sets out what information must be published: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3050/contents/made"
target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3050/contents/made</a></p><p>The
publication of this information enables the local electorate to judge whether the
PCC is making the best use of public money at the ballot box.</p><p>Police and Crime
Panels (PCPs) have the power to scrutinise the actions and decisions of PCCs and enable
the public to hold them to account. They have oversight of the commissioner’s key
documents, decisions and reports, and conduct the majority of their business in public,
ensuring information is available to the electorate.</p>
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