Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Debate
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(13 years, 2 months ago)
Lords ChamberThat form of politicisation will not occur, as the panel—which the noble Baroness supports—will be made up of elected local councillors with party-political labels, who will themselves elect the person who becomes the commissioner. In that sense, because there will be virtually no independent members of that panel, the person who is appointed will have a party-political background and role.