Jones confirms plans to scrap police and crime commissioners

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Policing minister Sarah Jones confirms the plans to scrap elected police and crime commissioners in statement to the Commons. She says, "we will abolish police and crime commissioners at the end of their current term in 2028".    Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Due to the nature of how public services are organised across different areas,

00:04the process of establishing mayors across England is a complex one.

00:08I can therefore announce today that we will abolish police and crime commissioners

00:12at the end of their current term in 2028 and transfer functions to mayors wherever possible.

00:20In areas where plans do not yet allow for a transfer of policing to a mayor this parliament,

00:24we will establish new policing and crime boards to bring council leaders together

00:29to oversee the police force in their area until such time as mayors are in place in England.

00:36These boards will replicate the benefits of a mayorality before the formal transfer can be realised

00:41with inbuilt local collaboration, public accountability and a greater ability to join up budgets and local services.

00:48They will comprise local authority upper tier leaders, co-opted members with appropriate skills and experience

00:54and mayors if they are in the force area.

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