Bedfordshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England,which includes the unitary authorities of Bedford,Central Bedfordshire and Luton. Its headquarters are in the town of Kempston in Bedford Borough.
Humberside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing The East Riding of Yorkshire including Hull and northern parts of Lincolnshire including Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
South Yorkshire Police (SYP) is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England. The force is led by Chief Constable Lauren Poultney. Oversight is conducted by Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings.
North Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force covering the unitary authorities of North Yorkshire and the City of York in northern England. As of September 2018 the force had a strength of 1,357 police officers,127 special constables,192 PCSOs and 1,072 police staff. Of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales,the force has the 3rd largest geographic area of responsibility whilst being the 15th smallest force in terms of police officer numbers.
North Yorkshire Fire &Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of the unitary authorities of North Yorkshire and the City of York. The service covers an area of 3,209 square miles (8,310 km2) and serves a population of 830,000. It is divided into eight groups related to the above districts.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
A police and crime commissioner is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police forces. A police,fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police forces and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first incumbents were elected on 15 November 2012.
Shaun Wright is a British politician. He was the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2014. He was the first person to hold the post,to which he was elected as a Labour Party candidate on 15 November 2012. As he held a senior position in child services during the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal,he faced continual calls to resign. This resulted in his resignation from the Labour Party on 28 August and from his post on 16 September 2014.
Susan Robertson,is a British independent politician. From November 2012 to May 2021,she served as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner. She is the first person to hold the post and was first elected on 15 November 2012,having stood as an independent candidate.
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner of the South Yorkshire Police in South Yorkshire.
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by-election was a 2014 by-election on 30 October 2014 for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner in the South Yorkshire Police region of the United Kingdom. It was triggered by the resignation of Shaun Wright,the inaugural South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner,who stepped down from the position on 16 September 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal. Wright had been head of children's services in Rotherham between 2005 and 2010,while events surrounding the scandal were taking place. The Labour candidate,Alan Billings,was elected.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The North Yorkshire police,fire and crime commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official responsible for overseeing how crime and community safety are tackled,and for providing services for victims of crime,holding North Yorkshire Police to account in the English County of North Yorkshire.
The Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Nottinghamshire Police in the English County of Nottinghamshire.
The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner (PCC),an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by West Mercia Police in the English counties of Herefordshire,Worcestershire and Shropshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the West Mercia Police Authority. The current incumbent is John Campion,who represents the Conservative Party.
Alison Selina Hernandez is a British politician,and the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall,representing the Conservative Party. She was elected to the post on 5 May 2016,succeeding the previous incumbent,Tony Hogg. She was re-elected in 2021.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021,on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This was the third time police and crime commissioner elections have been held. The elections were originally due to take place in May 2020 but were postponed by 12 months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout was an average of 34.1% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout mainly due to the simultaneous Senedd election held across Wales,whereas only parts of England had simultaneous local elections.
Philip David Allott is a British politician who served as the Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire,England. He was elected in May 2021,taking over the job from fellow Conservative Julia Mulligan on 13 May. He resigned on 15 October 2021 and left office on the following day.
Mark Grosvenor McNeill Shelford is a British Conservative politician and former lieutenant colonel in the British Army,who has served as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner since 2021.
A by-election was held on 25 November 2021 for the North Yorkshire Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner post after the resignation of Philip Allott following his remarks on the murder of Sarah Everard. The election was won by the Conservative Party candidate ZoëMetcalfe.
