The role of Police and Crime Commissioner was created to help make the police more accountable to the people they serve, and the holding of our local police to account on behalf of the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is the Commissioner’s core responsibility.
The Commissioner does this in a number of ways, including chairing an Accountability Board. The Commissioner selects a number of areas of policing activity and related performance and scrutinises them in detail, requiring the Chief Constable and his team to explain both current performance, and any plans they have in place to make improvements where required.
Following this, The Commissioner then makes a judgment on assurance, both in terms of current police performance and the quality of any improvement plans. A statement is then published describing the levels of assurance for the public to see, along with the agenda and attendance at each Board, to ensure as wide a visibility as is possible.
The Commissioner remains committed to ensuring that Devon & Cornwall Police delivers a service to our communities as effectively and efficiently as is possible. The Commissioner will continue to not only scrutinise and challenge robustly, but also to celebrate and champion whenever appropriate, on behalf of the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.