A Bill to make provision about the accountability of police and crime commissioners; to make provision about the measurement of police and crime commissioners’ performance; to make provision about the setting of priorities for police and crime commissioners; to require the Secretary of State to commission a review of the operation and functions of police and crime commissioners, including consideration of options for their abolition and replacement; and for connected purposes.
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This bill aims to make Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) more answerable to the public. It would set out how PCCs’ performance should be measured and how they decide policing priorities, and it would require the government to commission a review of PCCs’ operation, including considering whether PCCs should be abolished or replaced. The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill has completed its first reading (15 October 2025) and is now at the second reading in the House of Commons.
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15 Oct 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
