Please note that the Sussex Police and Crime Panel
is administered by West Sussex County Council.
Full details of the Panel can be found on the
Sussex Police and Crime Panel
website.
The Police and Crime Commissioner is
accountable to the electorate for how crime is tackled in their
area. The website for Sussex
Police and Crime Commissioner contains further details about the Commissioner's
role and work.
Each police force area also has a Police
and Crime Panel, to provide checks and balances in relation to the
performance of the Commissioner. Its role is to scrutinise the
performance of the Commissioner and to ensure
transparency.
The Panel came into being on 1 November
2012 and meet a minimum of 4 times a year.
Its role includes powers to:
·
review the draft Police and Crime Plan and make
recommendations to the Commissioner, who must consider
them
·
review the Commissioner’s annual report and
make recommendations at a public meeting, which the Commissioner
must attend
·
deal with complaints about the
Commissioner
·
require the Commissioner to attend the Panel to
answer questions
·
veto the Commissioner’s proposed precept by a
two-thirds majority
·
veto by a two-third’s majority the
Commissioner’s proposed candidate for Chief
Constable
·
appoint an acting Commissioner where the incumbent
Commissioner is incapacitated, resigns or is
disqualified.
Meetings of this committee are webcast
live.