Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Police and Crime Commissioners on devolving further powers to local areas.

The Home Secretary has regular meetings with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) where a range of topics, including the extension of the PCC role, are discussed.

Together with the Ministry of Justice, Home Office officials are exploring how PCCs and Mayors with PCC powers could play a greater role in the wider Criminal Justice system (CJS). The strengths that PCCs currently bring to policing – transparency, accountability and a direct local mandate – could be of real benefit to the wider CJS.