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Police and Crime Commissioners

Commons · Question 100129 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps does she plan to take to amend the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 to reflect the absorption of the Police and Crime Commissioner role into that of metro mayors.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 5 Jan 2026

The Government committed in the English Devolution White Paper to transfer Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) functions to mayors of strategic authorities by default, wherever possible.The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently befo...