The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),formerly and still commonly referred to as the Metropolitan Police,is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within the ceremonial county of Greater London. In addition,it is responsible for some specialised matters throughout the United Kingdom,including national counter-terrorism measures and the protection of specific people,such as the monarch and other members of the royal family,members of the government,and other officials.
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.
Northamptonshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England,in the United Kingdom.
The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is a fire and rescue service covering the county of Northamptonshire,United Kingdom. NFRS covers an area of 948 square miles (2,460 km2) area with a population of around 750,000.
Sir Stephen House is a British police officer who served as Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 2022. After beginning his career at Sussex Police in 1981,House held positions in Northamptonshire Police and West Yorkshire Police,then became Assistant Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police in 1998. In 2001,he joined the Metropolitan Police as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner,remaining there until 2007,when he was appointed Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police.
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.
Julia Rosemary Mulligan was the Conservative North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner. She is the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012. Mulligan stood as the official Conservative Party PCC candidate and previously served as a local district councillor,in Craven,where she lives. She also stood for parliament in the 2010 general election.
Dame Lynne Gillian Owens,is a senior law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom. She was made interim Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service in September 2022 before being confirmed as that role's permanent holder in February 2023,the first-ever such female holder.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The Northamptonshire Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) is the elected official charged with overseeing Northamptonshire Police and the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and ensuring both,the police and the fire service are operating efficiently and effectively within the county of Northamptonshire.
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 Staffordshire Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner,formerly the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police,fire and crime commissioner (PFCC),an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Staffordshire Police and the way fire and rescue services are managed by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service,in the English county of Staffordshire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Staffordshire Police Authority. The incumbent,since 2021,is Ben Adams,who represents the Conservative Party.
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.
The 2021 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021. More than 145 English local councils,around 5,000 councillor seats,thirteen directly elected mayors in England,and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were contested. On the same day,the 2021 Hartlepool by-election took place,and there were also elections to the Scottish Parliament,Senedd and London Assembly,the last in conjunction with the London mayoral election.
Nick Adderley is a senior British police officer,who attains the rank of Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police.
The Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire Order 2018 is a statutory instrument ordered by the Secretary of State to transfer responsibility for the governance of the fire and rescue services from Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The PCC will then be known as the Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Northamptonshire.
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 33.2% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout.
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.
ZoëMetcalfe is a British Conservative politician. She was elected to the post of North Yorkshire Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner in November 2021,in a by-election that was called due to the resignation of Philip Allott following his remarks on the murder of Sarah Everard.
