Mayors: Police and Crime Commissioners
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which metro mayors (a) hold and (b) do not hold the Police and Crime Commissioner function; and in which locations will that responsibility change following the implementation of local government reforms.
Answered by Jim McMahon
The Mayors of Greater Manchester Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and Greater London Authority have responsibilities equivalent to that of a Police and Crime Commissioner. None of these areas are part of the current programme for Local Government Reorganisation and so these PCC functions will not be affected.
As part of the local government reorganisation programme, the government invited all councils in two-tier areas and their small neighbouring unitary authorities to develop interim proposals by 21 March 2025 that would be in the best interests of their areas. MHCLG will consider these proposals against the criteria set out in the statutory guidance, we are clear that reorganisation should not delay devolution and plans for both should be complementary. We will then consult on these plans before taking a decision on which of those proposals will be taken forward and implemented.
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