The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) has prepared a series of briefings for Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidates to provide an overview of the role and the current landscape. These will be updated as required on the run up to the election.
The PCC election will take place on 6 May 2021
Read the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Briefing for Candidates
Read the budget, precept and MTFP Briefing for Candidates
Read Avon and Somerset Police’s Tipping Point
Read Avon and Somerset Police’s Uplift report
Read Avon and Somerset Police’s Force Management Statement 2020
Read the Police and Crime Needs Assessment 2021
Read the APACE Police and Crime Commissioner Election Guidance
Read the APACE PCC Induction Briefing 2021
Read the South West Police Collaboration briefing
Read the Strategic Review of Policing
Read the Avon and Somerset Diversity briefing
Read the PCC and Chief Constable Accountability Guidance
Read the NPCC’s guidance on operating with international partners
Read the Introduction to the National Crime Agency briefing
Partnership and OPCC briefings:
Read the ICVA – Custody Visiting and PCCs – Briefings for Candidates
Read the BANES Joint Community Safety Plan
Read the South Gloucestershire Safer Community Delivery Plan
Read the North Somerset Community Safety Performance and Plan
Read the Bristol Community Safety Plan
Read the OPCC services funding documents
Read the Independent Residents Panel reports and feedback
Read the Scrutiny of Police Powers Panel reports and feedback
Find out more about Resolve and South West Reducing Reoffending
Find out more about Violence Reduction Units in Avon and Somerset
Election Guidance:
Read the APCC PCC Candidate briefing
Read the PCC Election Board Terms of Reference
Read the Electoral Commission’s guidance
Read the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s and Avon and Somerset Police’s Joint Protocol
Read the changes to the PCC election candidates nominations processes
Useful Links:
Police and Crime Plan 2019 – 2021
Medium Term Financial Covering Report/ Budget
Medium Term Financial Report/ Budget
Policing and Crime Bill – Home Office Factsheet
Committee on Standards in Public Life
Association of Policing and Crime Chief Executives
OPCC Freedom of Information disclosure log
Constabulary Freedom of Information disclosure log
Candidate enquires:
- Map showing the region with crime hotspots shown against top 5 crime types. Map showing the region with Constituency and Council boundaries, non-classified police assets (Police station/ depots/ custody suites) overlaid.
Map attachment. - Projected leaving rate and separately plan recruiting and training rate for uniformed police over the next ten years.
Recruitment schedule attachment. - Avon and Somerset Police’s usage of Section 61
- The number of crimes reported to Avon and Somerset Police in a number of categories
Anti-social behaviour and crime data from 2012, 2015 and 2019 - Coronavirus regulations, particularly face masks, being enforced at a Bristol Tesco store
- Minimum value for investigation economic fraud
- How big is Avon and Somerset Police’s HR, People and OD team?
- Anti-social behaviour in Twerton and Southdown
- Airport security and immigration post Brexit
- Car break-ins in Bath
- Accuracy of recorded crimes
- Traveller pitches in Avon and Somerset
- Dangerous driving in Keynsham
- Op Uplift figures
- Candidate questions asked in 1-2-1 meetings
- Number of female police officers