Mayor Paul Bristow statement about Police and Crime Commissioners

Mayor Paul Bristow statement about Police and Crime Commissioners

In response to the Government’s announcement about Police and Crime Commissioners, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow said:

“For regions like ours with a mayor, this is nothing new.  It confirms the Government’s plan, set out in the Devolution Bill, for mayors to take on responsibility for policing and crime from 2028.

“Our Commissioner Darryl Preston and our local police do a good job keeping the people of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough safe, and I look forward to working with him as we begin to prepare for this transition.

“Making local leadership and accountability simpler, clearer and more joined-up is always a good thing.  And there are questions about how this transition will work in practice.

“But if this Government was serious about fighting crime in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough it would give us our fair share of funding and police officers.  We are one of the lowest funded forces in the country.

“It is bobbies on the beat and catching criminals that people care about.  Not necessarily who is in charge.”