Hampshire Police Authority
Hampshire Police Authority is an independent organisation that is responsible for overseeing the work of Hampshire Constabulary to make sure that it operates as efficiently and effectively as possible within available resources.
The members of Hampshire Police Authority represent the voice of the public on policing issues and their primary concern is to make Hampshire and the Isle of Wight even safer places.
January 2012
Police and Crime Commissioners
On the 15 November 2012, the public across England and Wales will elect a police and crime commissioner who will be accountable for how crime is tackled in their police force area.
It will be the role of the police and crime commissioner to:
- provide stronger and more transparent accountability of the police
- hold Chief Constables and their forces to account, effectively making the police answerable to the communities they serve
- set the police force’s strategic priorities
- cut crime
- responsible for the appointment of the chief constable
- ensure that policing in their police force area is efficient and effective
To find out more about Police and Crime Commissioners refer to the related web links.