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1719910

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date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they propose to meet the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners collectively to outline their policies for reducing crime and making communities safer; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Policing Minister attended the most recent Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) General Meeting on Thursday 23 May. The Minister congratulated PCCs on their recent election, thanked them for their support with the Government’s priorities and highlighted recent successes.</p><p>The Home Secretary also delivered a pre-recorded video message, following the Minister’s speech, reinforcing the Government’s support for PCCs and setting out priorities on policing and crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 16:11:41 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1719911

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs' Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times they have had pre-arranged meetings with (1) the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) the chair of the National Police Chiefs Council, since 1 May 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and senior officials have regular bilateral meetings with the Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and the Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).</p><p>Since May 2022, the Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC six times, and on two of those occasions the Policing Minister also joined. The Policing Minister has separately held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC five times since May 2022. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety Group have met with the Chair of the APCC a combined total of seven times since May 2022.</p><p>Government records for pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC since May 2022 are incomplete. The Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC four times since April 2023. The Policing Minister has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC eight times since January 2023. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety have met with the Chair of the NPCC a combined total of twenty-six times since May 2022.</p><p>Alongside engagement through bilateral meetings, both the Chair of the APCC and Chair of the NPCC sit on the National Policing Board (NPB), the Home Office’s most senior policing board. The NPB meets quarterly and is chaired by the Home Secretary, with Home Office Ministers attending where relevant. The NPB has met 7 times since May 2022. The terms of reference and minutes are published online on Gov.uk, with minutes from the most recent meeting in April due to be published shortly.</p><p>In the 2023/24 financial year, the APCC were provided with a £1m grant, and a further £1m has been provided in the 2024/25 financial year, to give them additional capacity to help strengthen the PCC role and tackle key challenges across the criminal justice sector.</p><p>Between financial year 2020/21 and 2023/24 the NPCC have received a total of £10,113,939 from the Home Office as part of the NPCC Operating Model programme, which exists to deliver a stronger central strategic coordination for policing via a NPCC Strategic Hub. Separately to that, the NPCC receive a range of other funding from the Home Office for specific programmes or areas of work that are considered on a case-by-case basis</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4834 question first answered 23/05/2024 15:28:09 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1719912

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs' Council: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided directly to (1) the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) the National Police Chiefs Council, since 1 May 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and senior officials have regular bilateral meetings with the Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and the Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).</p><p>Since May 2022, the Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC six times, and on two of those occasions the Policing Minister also joined. The Policing Minister has separately held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the APCC five times since May 2022. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety Group have met with the Chair of the APCC a combined total of seven times since May 2022.</p><p>Government records for pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC since May 2022 are incomplete. The Home Secretary has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC four times since April 2023. The Policing Minister has held pre-arranged meetings with the Chair of the NPCC eight times since January 2023. The Home Office Permanent Secretary and the Director General for Public Safety have met with the Chair of the NPCC a combined total of twenty-six times since May 2022.</p><p>Alongside engagement through bilateral meetings, both the Chair of the APCC and Chair of the NPCC sit on the National Policing Board (NPB), the Home Office’s most senior policing board. The NPB meets quarterly and is chaired by the Home Secretary, with Home Office Ministers attending where relevant. The NPB has met 7 times since May 2022. The terms of reference and minutes are published online on Gov.uk, with minutes from the most recent meeting in April due to be published shortly.</p><p>In the 2023/24 financial year, the APCC were provided with a £1m grant, and a further £1m has been provided in the 2024/25 financial year, to give them additional capacity to help strengthen the PCC role and tackle key challenges across the criminal justice sector.</p><p>Between financial year 2020/21 and 2023/24 the NPCC have received a total of £10,113,939 from the Home Office as part of the NPCC Operating Model programme, which exists to deliver a stronger central strategic coordination for policing via a NPCC Strategic Hub. Separately to that, the NPCC receive a range of other funding from the Home Office for specific programmes or areas of work that are considered on a case-by-case basis</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4833 question first answered 23/05/2024 15:28:09 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1715449

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have issued any guidance to Police and Crime Commissioners concerning the taxation of their home security.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs cannot comment on the guidance issued to taxpayers on individual cases, including to Police and Crime Commissioners on the taxation of their home security. answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/05/2024 12:15:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1715084

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to provide training to newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has provided a grant to the APCC for 2023/24 and 2024/25 for a programme of work that includes the development and delivery of a comprehensive induction programme for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following the elections in May.</p><p>The programme will cover the fundamentals of the role, working with and getting the best out of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, establishing effective relationships with the Chief Constable and the force, financial management, commissioning and influencing at the national level.</p><p>Each Office of Police and Crime Commissioner will also deliver bespoke programmes, focusing on the local needs of newly elected PCCs.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 15/05/2024 15:20:40 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1715085

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Police and Crime Commissioners who are defeated in the forthcoming elections are entitled to 'loss of office payments' similar to MPs; and if so, what is the size of those payments.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners are not currently entitled to any winding up payments, or a loss of office payment, if they lose their seat at an election.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4249 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:21:00 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1715086

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Police and Crime Commissioners who are defeated in the forthcoming elections are entitled to payments for winding up their offices similar to those paid to MPs; and if so, how are those payments calculated.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL4249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners are not currently entitled to any winding up payments, or a loss of office payment, if they lose their seat at an election.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4248 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:21:00 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1699311

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the pay of (1) Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales, has been increased since November 2012; and when these increases took place.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL3708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). PCCs are currently placed into five salary groups aligned to the 12 force weightings used to govern chief constables’ pay. The current PCC pay bands range from £68,200 to £101,900.</p><p> </p><p>PCC pay has increased twice since 2012, with uplifts taking effect from 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2022. SSRB reviews in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 pay rounds recommended that the rates of pay should remain unchanged in those years.</p><p> </p><p>PCC pay has increased by 2% to 5% since November 2012. Chief police officer pay has increased by 22% to 27%. PCC pay remains above that for chief inspectors, which ranges from £64,449 to £67,017.</p><p> </p><p>In its last review, the SRRB recommended adjustments to PCC remuneration, including reducing the current five groups to three. The recommendations were not accepted by the Government at that time, who concluded the issue should be considered when the future structure of chief police officer pay is settled. The next review of PCC pay is scheduled to take place in the 2025/26 pay round.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3709 HL3710 question first answered 11/04/2024 12:39:08 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1699312

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government by what percentage the pay of (1) Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales, has been increased between November 2012 and 15 March 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL3709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). PCCs are currently placed into five salary groups aligned to the 12 force weightings used to govern chief constables’ pay. The current PCC pay bands range from £68,200 to £101,900.</p><p> </p><p>PCC pay has increased twice since 2012, with uplifts taking effect from 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2022. SSRB reviews in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 pay rounds recommended that the rates of pay should remain unchanged in those years.</p><p> </p><p>PCC pay has increased by 2% to 5% since November 2012. Chief police officer pay has increased by 22% to 27%. PCC pay remains above that for chief inspectors, which ranges from £64,449 to £67,017.</p><p> </p><p>In its last review, the SRRB recommended adjustments to PCC remuneration, including reducing the current five groups to three. The recommendations were not accepted by the Government at that time, who concluded the issue should be considered when the future structure of chief police officer pay is settled. The next review of PCC pay is scheduled to take place in the 2025/26 pay round.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3708 HL3710 question first answered 11/04/2024 12:39:08 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

1699313

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners, which was initially roughly equivalent to that of Assistant Chief Constables, is now roughly equivalent to that of Chief Inspector.
tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
uin	HL3710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>The independent Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) makes recommendations to the Government on the pay of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). PCCs are currently placed into five salary groups aligned to the 12 force weightings used to govern chief constables’ pay. The current PCC pay bands range from £68,200 to £101,900.</p><p> </p><p>PCC pay has increased twice since 2012, with uplifts taking effect from 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2022. SSRB reviews in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 pay rounds recommended that the rates of pay should remain unchanged in those years.</p><p> </p><p>PCC pay has increased by 2% to 5% since November 2012. Chief police officer pay has increased by 22% to 27%. PCC pay remains above that for chief inspectors, which ranges from £64,449 to £67,017.</p><p> </p><p>In its last review, the SRRB recommended adjustments to PCC remuneration, including reducing the current five groups to three. The recommendations were not accepted by the Government at that time, who concluded the issue should be considered when the future structure of chief police officer pay is settled. The next review of PCC pay is scheduled to take place in the 2025/26 pay round.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3708 HL3709 question first answered 11/04/2024 12:39:08 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman