Consultation outcome

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner functions transfer

From:
Home Office
Published
20 December 2023
Last updated
14 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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West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner functions transfer: government response

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West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner functions transfer: economic note (accessible version)

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Detail of outcome

This document is the government response to the consultation paper ‘West Midlands 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 the West Midlands 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 West Midlands Combined Authority. It is aimed at people who live or work in the West Midlands.

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

  • issuing a police and crime plan for the West Midlands
  • 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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Updates to this page

Published 20 December 2023
Last updated 14 February 2024 + show all updates

  1. Addition of accessible (html) version of government response.

  2. Addition of economic note.

  3. Added the government response to the consultation.

  4. Accessible version of the consultation document added.

  5. First published.

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