Overview
- Policing minister Sarah Jones is due to set out plans in the Commons for abolishing PCCs from 2028 to coincide with the next round of elections.
- Oversight of local policing would move to directly elected mayors where they exist or to policing boards made up of local councillors, according to the Home Office.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said the change will cut costs by around £100 million.
- Emily Spurrell, the Merseyside PCC and chair of the APCC, criticised the move as made without consultation and warned of a potential accountability vacuum.
- Reporting noted most PCC posts are held by Conservatives while most mayoralties are held by Labour, a distribution that critics say could shift political influence over policing.