(14 years, 3 months ago)
Commons Chamber5. What recent steps she has taken to make police forces more accountable to local residents.
8. What recent steps she has taken to make police forces more accountable to local people.
The introduction of elected police and crime commissioners to hold their chief constable and force to account through a strong public mandate will restore the connection between the police and the people, ensuring that the police are held to account democratically, not bureaucratically by Whitehall.