Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost by force area of the severance payments paid to chief executives of offices of police and crime commissioners  in each of the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 to date.

The Home Office does not collect data regarding the senior appointments made by Police and Crime Commissioners or any severance payments made.

Senior appointments, their salaries and any payments are a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners. As the locally elected representative for policing, they are ultimately responsible for appointing their chief executive, balancing their budget and making decisions about the size and composition of their offices.

PCCs are required by the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) (Amendment) Order 2021 to publish information relating to the composition of their office; the salaries of their senior staff; and financial information, including planned expenditure of the office of the police and crime commissioner, and audited accounts.