www.choosemypcc.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>In the 2016 PCC elections, 3 independent candidates were elected to the role. In the 2012 PCC elections, 12 independent candidates were elected to the role.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many independent candidates were successfully elected to the role of Police and Crime Commissioner in 2016, and how that figure compares to the number of independent candidates elected in 2012.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/510299", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
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Twenty seven of forty current police and crime commissioners (PCCs) for police force areas where ordinary PCC elections are taking place this May are standing for re-election.<\/p>
This excludes Greater London, where the elected mayor exercises PCC functions in respect of the Metropolitan Police, and Greater Manchester, where the ordinary PCC election has been cancelled to pave the way for the transfer of PCC functions to an elected mayor in May 2017, with the term of the current PCC extended to that point.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many of the current Police and Crime Commissioners are standing for re-election in May.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/454653", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
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The pre-election restrictions for Police and Crime Commissioners are governed by Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1986, as amended in 1988. It is permissible for a Police and Crime Commissioner to campaign individually on a political basis, but without recourse to the resources of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC). The Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity would also apply in these circumstances and covers the full range of Local Authorities (including Police and Crime Commissioners and the Mayor\u2019s Office for Policing and Crime). The purdah period for Police and Crime Commissioners and their offices, like other Local Authorities, begins with the publication of the notice of election by the Police Area Returning Officer (PARO), which must happen no later than the 25th day before the day of the election, but can be issued at any point before then. PAROs are responsible for deciding on the date on which they will issue the notice of election \u2013 they may issue individually, or simultaneously.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 23 February (HL5871), whether the activities of Police and Crime Commissioners themselves are subject to a purdah period, and if so, when that period begins in relation to the elections in May.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The purdah period for Government departments in respect of the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioner elections will begin on 14 April 2016.<\/p>"}
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Police and Crime Commissioners who are unsuccessful in seeking re-election in May will not receive any direct financial payment from the public purse as a result. Police and Crime Commissioners are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme and those that have done so may be able to access money paid into that scheme in line with its rules.<\/p>"}
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The Home Office does not hold information on the number of eligible electors in each police area in 2011.<\/p>
For 2012, when the first elections for Police and Crime Commissioner took place across England and Wales, the Home Office does not hold verified data. However, this information should be available directly from local authorities via the relevant Police Area Returning Officer (PARO).<\/p>
For 2013, the Home Office does not hold this data.<\/p>
For 2014, the number of eligible electors in the two police areas where by-elections took place were: West Midlands: 1,974,518; South Yorkshire: 1,010,599. This information has been verified by the relevant PARO for each police area. The Home Office does not hold data for eligible electors for the remainder of police force areas.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, for each year between 2011 and 2014, how many people were eligible in each police area to take part in elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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<\/p>
The Electoral Commission has placed the answer to the hon. member's question in the library.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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