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Man shot by police

Mar 15 2019

Following a fatal shooting of a man by armed police at an address in Birmingham last night the Wes…

New Zealand terror attack

Mar 15 2019

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is extending his heartfelt sympathies to the victi…

APCC praises arrival of Knife Angel in Coventry

Mar 14 2019

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PCC responds to knife crime funding announcement

Mar 13 2019

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has responded to the government's annou…

New report on criminality in prisons

Police and Crime Commissioners in the West Midlands region are presenting a report to Government, following a six-month study into organised crime in prisons.

'Crime in prisons: where now and where next?' was commissioned by Police and Crime Commissioners from the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Mercia. 

Prisons are profitable marketplaces, encouraging the widespread presence of drugs and allowing criminals to manage organised crime gangs from behind bars.

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

The Police and Crime Commissioner must ensure an efficient and effective police force in our area.

They set the priorities for the Force, decide the budget, and hold the Chief Constable to account.

In order to fulfil these roles, the PCC has a range of powers and responsibilities, including:

• The production of a Police and Crime Plan
• Setting the policing precept
• The appointment and, if necessary, the dismissal the Chief Constable
• Can make Crime and Disorder Reduction Grants
• Oversight in how complaints against the police are managed
• Duties relating to national criminal threats, safeguarding of children, and consulting the public
• Roles in ensuring the effectiveness of the wider criminal justice system

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