The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 places a statutory duty and electoral mandate on the Police and Crime Commissioner to hold the Chief Constable to account for policing services on behalf of the public.
The Policing Protocol 2011 details the PCC’s legal responsibilities to:
- Scrutinise, support and challenge the overall performance of the Force including against the priorities agreed within the Police and Crime Plan
- Hold the CC to account for the performance of the force’s officers and staff
- Maintain an efficient and effective police force for the area.
- Hold the CC to account for the exercise of the functions of the office of CC and the functions of the persons under the direction and control of the CC.
In Warwickshire the Commissioner holds the Chief Constable to account in the following ways:
- Monthly scheduled meetings focused on performance and governance
- Weekly holding to account meetings
- OPCC attendance at identified force meetings
- OPCC requests for information, reports and briefings on topics, brokered through the CC’s office.
Terms of Reference: Governance and Scrutiny Board
Terms of Reference: PCC/CC Meeting
Monthly holding to account summary
The below highlights hold to account topics that have been raised in August 2024 as part of the PCC function to hold to account:
PCC questions raised in meetings with the Chief Constable:
- Impact of the upgrade of the crime management system, and performance against contract
- Progress with preparation of “Code of Behaviour” in respect of ASB and road issues in relation to hunting, and likely date of publication
- Latest position on the national riots and approaches to joint communications.
- Understanding of local intelligence picture. PCC/OPCC attendance at Local Resilience Forum or force Gold Groups
- Student Officer retention figures
- Statistics of detection of victim based crimes, based on the State of Policing Report 2023, force focus on outcomes.
- Recognition the success of the Custody Team receiving a national award
- Progress towards sign off of police training contract
- Prevalence of violence towards police officers
- Community Engagement in respect of estate developments in Leek Wootton village
- National activity to ensure sufficient capacity in the prison system.
- Force engagement activities such as “Walk with Us”
- Force Ride Along Policy
- Arising from the Baird Report, force use of Anti-Rip Clothing
- Investigation thresholds and outcomes
- Future intentions for the transition and transformation of the national police air service
- Police pay settlement for Officers and Staff
PCC questions seeking a written response:
- Women in the Criminal Justice System
- Organisational Culture
- Police in Education
Governance and Scrutiny Board minutes
Meetings archive
We will no longer be publishing weekly minutes as the monthly update summaries all activity. You can find the previous meeting records below.
