Police and crime commissioners (updated)

Published 9 September 2013

Last updated 12 April 2024 — See all updates

1. Background and strategy
2. Guidance for police and crime commissioners
3. Guidance on police and crime panels

Resources about police and crime commissioners (PCCs), including information for newly elected PCCs and PCC candidates on nominations, voting and police and crime panels.

Background and strategy

Background information on the role of the police and crime commissioners, why they were introduced and how they operate.

Written ministerial statement on part 1 of the Police and Crime Commissioner Review

Written ministerial statement on part 2 of the Police and Crime Commissioner Review

Policing Protocol Order 2023

• Police and crime commissioners: engagement protocols

  • 30 May 2019
  • Guidance

• Police and crime commissioners timeline

  • 14 February 2012
  • Guidance

• Police and crime commissioner 'Deep Dive' methodology

  • 22 December 2011
  • Guidance

• Police and crime commissioners: national level communication framework

  • 7 June 2012
  • Policy paper

• Police and crime commissioners and civil society

  • 24 March 2015
  • Policy paper

• Police and crime commissioner event presentations

  • 26 June 2012
  • Promotional material

Guidance for police and crime commissioners

Useful resources on government strategies and guidelines on external communications.

APPC police and crime commissioner guidance

• Police and crime commissioners communications handbook

  • 2 August 2012
  • Guidance

• Guidelines for PCCs on publishing information

  • 1 June 2021
  • Guidance

• PCC expenses

  • 1 August 2018
  • Guidance

• Briefing on human trafficking for police and crime commissioners

  • 19 July 2013
  • Guidance

• Briefing on ending violence against women and girls

  • 12 August 2013
  • Guidance

Guidance on police and crime panels

• Police, fire and crime panels guidance

  • 16 June 2023

• Police and crime panel scrutiny of the precept

  • 14 November 2012
  • Guidance

• Nominating and appointing to the police and crime panel

  • 2 February 2022
  • Guidance

• Police and crime panel secondary legislation

  • 23 November 2012
  • Guidance

• Police and crime panel handling of complaints and conduct matters about the PCC

  • 9 November 2012
  • Guidance

• Police and crime panel scrutiny of chief constable appointments

  • 23 October 2012
  • Guidance