Avon and Somerset Police Authority Archives

Thursday 28th April 2011 SH (Editor)

Authority calls for pause before “policing is politicised”

The debate on introducing directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners moved to the House of Lords yesterday following Lib Dem peer calls for a ‘postponement’ or ‘pilot.’ Members of the Lords debated the Police Reform and Social Responsibiilty Bill and the proposed introduction of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) to England and Wales. Avon and Somerset Police Authority Chair

Wednesday 2nd March 2011 SH (Editor)

Parliamentary committee criticises unfair police funding

Avon and Somerset Police Authority has been listed as the country’s second biggest financial loser missing out on £20m a year, according to a recently published Parliamentary Report. The report by the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Select Committee lists how much each of the country’s 43 police forces receives from the Government against their assessed needs, it shows Avon

Wednesday 2nd February 2011 SH (Editor)

Police Authority debates budget and funding plans

Members of Avon and Somerset Police Authority’s Finance committee heard recently that 1,300 people have had their say on this year’s budget and given their views on cuts to police funding. In December and January members and staff of the Police Authority carried out telephone, on-line and face to face consultation with residents and local authorities. Residents were asked about

Saturday 25th September 2010 SH (Editor)

Poll shows opposition to having a politician oversee the police

Nearly three quarters of voters say they are not comfortable with a politician overseeing policing, according to the Avon and Somerset Police Authority’s (ASPA) poll on Police and Crime Commissioners. The Police Authority asked a series of questions on its website to gauge public opinion for some of the radical proposals outlined in the Government’s ‘Policing in the 21st Century’