West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner

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The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is an elected official responsible for setting policing priorities, overseeing the police budget, and holding the chief constable of West Yorkshire Police to account on behalf of the public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected public office ⓘ
police and crime commissioner ⓘ
accountableTo West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel ⓘ
public of West Yorkshire ⓘ
aimsTo ensure efficient and effective policing in West Yorkshire ⓘ
improve community safety in West Yorkshire ⓘ
reduce crime in West Yorkshire ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction West Yorkshire ⓘ
belongsTo police governance structure of England and Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ⓘ
electionMethod direct election ⓘ
electorate registered voters in West Yorkshire ⓘ
governs policing budget for West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
hasDuty consult the public on policing priorities ⓘ
produce a Police and Crime Plan for West Yorkshire ⓘ
hasObjective ensure value for money in policing expenditure ⓘ
increase public confidence in policing in West Yorkshire ⓘ
hasPower appoint the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
set the police precept element of council tax in West Yorkshire ⓘ
suspend or dismiss the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
hasResponsibility commissioning services for victims of crime in West Yorkshire ⓘ
partnership working on crime and disorder reduction ⓘ
hasRole strategic leadership of policing priorities in West Yorkshire ⓘ
headquartersLocation West Yorkshire ⓘ
holdsToAccount Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
inception 2012 ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalFramework Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
monitors performance of West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
oversees West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
partOf police and crime commissioner system in England and Wales ⓘ
regionServed Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
replaced West Yorkshire Police Authority ⓘ
replacedOn 22 November 2012 ⓘ
represents public of West Yorkshire ⓘ
responsibleFor overseeing the police budget for West Yorkshire Police ⓘ
setting policing priorities in West Yorkshire ⓘ
scope strategic oversight of policing, not day-to-day operations ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
typeOfElectoralArea police area of West Yorkshire ⓘ
worksWith West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel ⓘ
criminal justice agencies in West Yorkshire ⓘ
local authorities in West Yorkshire ⓘ

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West Yorkshire Police → governingBody → West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner ⓘ
Fraser Sampson → positionHeld → Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire ⓘ
linked to: West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Fraser Sampson → employer → Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire ⓘ
linked to: West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner