Humberside Police and Crime Panel

Purpose of the Panel

The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 introduced significant changes in police governance and accountability, in particular replacing the Police Authorities with directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (Commissioners).

The public accountability for the delivery and performance of the police service within each force area will be placed into the hands of the commissioner on behalf of their electorate.  The commissioner will draw on their mandate to set and shape the strategic objectives of their force area in consultation with the chief constable. The commissioner will be accountable to their electorate; the chief constable will be accountable to the commissioner.

The Act also requires the local authorities in each police force area to establish a police and crime panel (panel), as a joint committee, primarily to scrutinise the commissioner.  The Act also prescribes many of the arrangements with regard to the panel and the way in which it conducts its business.

  Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner   The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside is Jonathan Evison.  He represents the public and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Humberside Police through the Police and Crime Plan, setting the budget and council tax policing precept, and commissioning local community safety services.   More information of the PCC can be found on their website.   Contact with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner should be made by email to PCC@humberside.pnn.police.uk   Or you can write to the Commissioner at the address below:   The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside The Lawns Harland Way Cottingham HU16 5SN  

Telephone: 01482 220787 (Answerphone)     Humberside Police and Crime Panel   The Humberside Police and Crime Panel (PCP) is responsible for scrutinising and supporting the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Humberside.  The PCC sets key policing priorities through his Police and Crime Plan, and determines the policing element of council tax, amongst other responsibilities.   The PCP is made up of representative from each of the local authorities in the Humberside Police area, which includes the city of Kingston-upon-Hull, and large towns of Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.   Each local authority in the Humberside Police area has the following seats on the Panel –  

Ø East Riding of Yorkshire Council – 3 seats

Ø Hull City Council – 3 seats

Ø North East Lincolnshire Council – 2 seats

Ø North Lincolnshire Council – 2 seats   Two non-political members of the Panel are also appointed to add to the collective spread of experience and knowledge.