Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Police and Crime Commissioners have deputies.

The Government does not centrally collate information on how many Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) employ a deputy commissioner

PCCs may appoint a deputy should they wish, and the decision of who to appoint as a deputy is a matter for the directly-elected and publicly accountable PCC. PCCs appoint their deputies in an open and transparent way. This includes a public confirmation hearing by the relevant Police and Crime Panel, who must review the proposed appointment and make a recommendation on whether the candidate should be appointed.
Under paragraph 1(a) and (c) of Schedule 1 of the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) Order 2011, PCCs are obliged to publish the name and salary of each relevant office holder, which includes any deputy PCC.