Tag Archives: Police and Crime Commissioner

Candidate Statement of Peter Levy

Posted on 19/04/2012 by samchapman

Pete Levy is the Liberal Democrat nominee to be the Police and Crime Commissioner in Avon and Somerset. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, … Continue reading →

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Former Home Secretary backs Richards for Sussex PCC

Posted on 18/04/2012 by samchapman

Rt Hon. Jacqui Smith, Britain’s first woman home secretary, has backed Paul Richards in the selection to be Labour’s candidate for police commissioner in Sussex. Jacqui Smith said: ‘Paul has been at the heart of government and at the heart … Continue reading →

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How not to shortlist for Police and Crime Commissioner candidates.

Posted on 17/04/2012 by samchapman

The two main political parties have both chosen multi-stage processes to select their Police and Crime Commissioner candidates. The Conservatives have gone for a centralised verification process. Candidates apply, are interviewed (I’m not yet clear whether all are interviewed or … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update – Sunday 15 April 2012

Posted on 15/04/2012 by samchapman

Labour Candidates Jon Harvey revealed that his rival on the shortlist for the Labour nomination for Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner is Tim Starkey. Sue Pearson has joined the ranks of the longlisted Labour hopefuls in Northumbria, and in … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Jon Harvey

Posted on 14/04/2012 by samchapman

Jon Harvey is seeking the Labour nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner in Thames Valley. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so … Continue reading →

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More on the Federation

Posted on 13/04/2012 by samchapman

My last article on the Police Federation prompted a number of comments, two of which were to the effect that I’d got it wrong, and that membership of the Police Federation was not compulsory. Now, as it happens, it is … Continue reading →

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Federation Politics

Posted on 12/04/2012 by samchapman

I was once a member of the Police Federation. This was not by choice, other than that I had chosen to be a police officer, and I couldn’t do that without being in the Federation. I don’t remember feeling any … Continue reading →

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What on earth are Lancashire Labour up to?

Posted on 12/04/2012 by samchapman

As regular readers will be aware, I am a Conservative in Lancashire, rumoured in the press to be interested in standing for the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner post. I try to be straight with people, and welcome the contribution … Continue reading →

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Say “No Way” to the L.G.A.?

Posted on 10/04/2012 by samchapman

The Association of Police Authorities has been commissioned by the Home Office to provide an interim successor organisation between the election of Police and Crime Commissioners in November and the end of their financial year next March. This could provide … Continue reading →

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Long Weekend Update Part 3- Monday 9 April 2012

Posted on 09/04/2012 by samchapman

Candidates Dorset Independent Candidate Martyn Underhill launched his campaign website and Facebook page, with the theme ‘Keep Politics Out Of Policing’ – this seems to be a common theme with Independents, though I’m sure they mean “party politics”, as the … Continue reading →

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