Have Your Say On Police And Crime Plan

Published on: 25 Mar, 2018
Updated on: 27 Mar, 2018

By Will Parsons

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, David Munro, wants to hear the public’s views on his proposal to renew the Police and Crime Plan for the county.

Surrey’s Police and Crime
Commissioner, David Munro.

Mr Munro, who was elected to the role in 2016, wants to further develop his original plan by introducing six revised priorities: Tackling Crime and Keeping Surrey Safe; Building Confident Communities; Supporting Victims; Preventing Harm; Making Every Pound Count, and A Force Fit for the Future.

The draft plan can be found in full by following the link here: Draft Plan

People can submit their views through a short online survey, which will be open until April 9 and can be found here: Police and Crime Plan Survey.

He said: “When I launched my original plan in the summer of 2016, I stated I wanted to help deliver a policing service the public can be proud of. Since then some real progress has been achieved.

“Under a stable chief officer team, a new policing model has been successfully embedded in Surrey allowing the police to balance demands from serious and complex crimes with the need to retain visible, local policing.”

He added that, although there have been improvements in police performance, particularly in protecting vulnerable people, it was necessary to revisit his plan to build on this progress.

And saying: “The best plans are ones that evolve over time so I want to update my Police and Crime Plan to reflect the challenges I believe Surrey Police need to tackle in the coming months.”

Police and Crime Commissioners were introduced in 2012 as part of the coalition government’s police reforms, with the first elections held in November that year. They serve a four-year term, during which they must produce a plan that sets out the strategic direction for their county’s police force, lays out the resources to be provided to the chief constable, and states how the performance of the force will be measured.

The commissioners are also responsible for police funding, provided by a Home Office grant and a policing precept on council tax, set by the commissioner themselves. The next PCC elections will be held in 2020.