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Category Archives: Police & Crime Commissioner
M is for Manifesto
During the election Katy Bourne distributed 250,000 copies of her Manifesto to homes in Sussex. The leaflet offered up a modest range of promises to her electors, along with some her views on issues such as Domestic Violence and Anti Social Behaviour. I identified the following key promises, … Continue reading
D is for Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
The legislation which creates the role of Police and Crime Commissioner also makes provision for a deputy to be appointed by the PCC. This appointment is entirely in the gift of the PCC and is not something for which they … Continue reading
Katy’s choice for Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
I previously wrote with my views that Cllr Steve Waight is the wrong choice for deputy Sussex PCC to Cllr Katy Bourne. What I did not expect was that the Sussex Police and Crime Panel (PCP) who are dominated by the same West … Continue reading
Small money is also toxic
In a recent Independent article journalist Andrew Grice interviewed Sir Christopher Kelly and discussed how money and other power levers are corrupting the political process. Entitled “Big money is poisoning British democracy, warns anti-sleaze watchdog” it focused on Westminster and the … Continue reading
Just like Katy!
On Tuesday 29th January Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne announced that she intends to appoint Cllr Steve Waight as her deputy PCC “subject to confirmation by the Police and Crime Panel”. Like Cllr Bourne (Katy remains a Cllr in Mid Sussex District Council, … Continue reading
Shhh…… don’t let anyone know
Following on from the election that few knew about and even less cared about, the election for Police and Crime Commissioners on 15th November we now have a review of the same elections that the Government appears to be keeping … Continue reading
Sussex Police and Crime Panel
The legislation which establishes the Police and Crime Commissioner also sets up a panel to hold the PCC to account. At the time that these proposals were being debated in Parliament there was a strong line from the Conservative party … Continue reading
