1. Police and Crime Commissioners The story so far… DCI Zoe Byrne National Police Liaison Officer

2. Background  May 2010 Conservatives and Liberal Democrats make election promises to reform police authorities  Late 2010 new coalition decided to introduce ‘measures to make the police more accountable through oversight by a directly elected individual’.  Sept 2011 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act  November 2012 first elections for PCCs held  February 2013 the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) formed by the Home Office

3. Role of PCC PCCs are elected to make sure that local police meet the needs of the community. They will decide:  how the area is policed  the police budget  the amount of Council Tax charged for the police  the information published about what the local police are doing There is also the Police and Crime Panel who are responsible for scrutinising the PCCs decisions.

4. Hitting the headlines

5. Hiring and firing...  So far, 11 new Chief Constables have been appointed by PCCs  4 have been confirmed in their temporary post  4 have had their contract extended  3 are currently suspended  There is one vacancy... A recent BBC report estimated the PCCs had employed 449 staff. Most have a deputy and/or a chief executive as well as a team to support them.

6. What does it mean for you?  They will almost certainly have met your Chief Officer  They have money to spend on local initiatives  They will have a priority that relates to young people/anti-social behaviour/reoffending  They like proven programmes and want outcomes  They will be interested in Team and will come to final presentations  They are very interested in links to operational policing  There is often tension with the Chief Constable They will be here until May 2016... and possibly beyond!

7. Prince’s Trust bids  Public Sector Partnerships team are proactively seeking to meet PCCs  Generally bids that have been submitted are to run Get Started  Other bids have been to ‘buy’ places on programmes  Exploring funding for xl clubs So far... £65k Beds Referrals and places

8. Next Steps Let me know if:  you have a funding idea for PCC money  you are meeting the PCC  or inviting them to a final presentation I can let you know:  if the Trust are bidding for money  if I have or am hoping to meet your PCC DCI Zoe Byrne zoe.byrne@princes-trust.org.uk 07817 683222