Consultation outcome

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner functions transfer

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Home Office
Published
20 December 2023
Last updated
13 February 2024 — See all updates
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner functions transfer: government response

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Detail of outcome

This document is the government response to the consultation paper ‘South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner functions transfer’.

It covers:

  • background to the consultation
  • summary of the consultation responses
  • response to specific questions raised
  • next steps following the consultation

Original consultation

Summary

We're consulting on the transfer of police and crime commissioner functions to the Mayor of South Yorkshire at the May 2024 elections.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation focuses on the transfer of police and crime commissioner functions to the Mayor of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. It is aimed at people who live or work in South Yorkshire.

As part of this transfer, we would bring forward the next scheduled mayoral election in South Yorkshire from May 2026 to 2 May 2024.

If a transfer took place, the mayor’s police and crime commissioner functions would include:

  • issuing a police and crime plan for South Yorkshire
  • setting the police budget
  • appointing (and if necessary, suspending or dismissing) the chief constable  
  • addressing complaints about policing services  
  • providing and commissioning services for victims and vulnerable people  
  • working in partnership to ensure that the local criminal justice system is efficient and effective

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Published 20 December 2023
Last updated 13 February 2024 + show all updates

  1. Economic note and accessible (html) version of government response added.

  2. Added the government response to the consultation.

  3. Accessible version of the consultation document added.

  4. First published.

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