Written questions

Police and Crime Commissioners: Combined Authorities

Commons · Question 58747 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of transferring Police and Crime Commissioner powers to combined authorities on communities.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 18 Jun 2025

As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, the government’s ambition is that where mayoral geographies align with police force geographies, Mayors will be, by default, responsible for exercising Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) functions. By ena...