When the concept of Police and Crime Commissioners
was mooted I must admit to having a positive outlook. However since then a
combination of events has caused me to
have second thoughts. A recent news
report has more or less convinced me that whilst the idea might have merit its
implementation has not been carefully managed.
The report in the Northern Echo of three regional
PCCs castigating a crown court judge for his sentence in a case of actual
bodily harm in a domestic context shows that those people have not referred to
the limits of their powers. They have
entered an arena which they should have had the good sense to avoid. In addition their referral was directed to a
body that they should have known had no jurisdiction over their so called complaint. The post of Police and Crime Commissioner
requires immediate overhaul.
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