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Bedfordshire Police And Crime Commissioner
The Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Bedfordshire Police in the English County of Bedfordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Bedfordshire Police Authority. The current incumbent is John Tizard, who represents the Labour Party. The current chief executive of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is Clare Kelly. List of Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioners Elections See also * 2012 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections * 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections * 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021, on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tizard
John Nigel Tizard (born November 1954) is a British Labour Co‑operative politician, currently serving as the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Bedfordshire since May 2024. Early life John Tizard was born in November 1954 and grew up in Essex. He attended Colchester Royal Grammar School, a selective boys’ school, before going on to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). At LSE, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Mathematics. Career Political Career Tizard’s political journey began with his election to Bedfordshire County Council in 1981, representing the Labour Party. He served on the council for eighteen years, during which time he led the Labour group for fourteen years and acted as joint leader of the council. His time in local government was marked by his advocacy for inclusive community governance and regional development initiatives. Business and Academic Roles Following his departure from ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Reform And Social Responsibility Act 2011
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13) is an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It transfers the control of police forces from police authorities to elected Police and Crime Commissioners. The England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections, 2012, first police commissioner elections were held in November 2012. The next elections took place in May 2016 and will subsequently take place every four years. The Act repeals the provisions in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 which prohibit protests near Parliament Square, and instead restricts certain "prohibited activities" in Parliament Square garden and the adjoining footways. The police have used these powers to confiscate pizza boxes, tarpaulin and umbrellas from protesters in Parliament Square. The Act removed the statutory requirement for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to include scientists. The move follows the sacking of David Nutt from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police And Crime Commissioner
A police and crime commissioner (PCC; ) is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police services. A police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first were elected on 15 November 2012. Background In the 2010 general election campaign, the manifestos of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats outlined plans, respectively, to replace or reform the existing police authorities. Following the election, the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 2010 set out that: Later in 2010, the government published 'Policing in the 21st Century', a consultation on its vision for policing, including the introduction of police and crime commissioners. There was a proposal to call them "sheriffs" but this was rejected after focus groups felt it sounded too American. The consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedfordshire Police
Bedfordshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England, which includes the unitary authorities of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton. Its headquarters are in the town of Kempston in Bedford Borough. , the force has 1,317 police officers, 151 special constables, and 1,084 staff. It covers an area of , with a population of 665,000. History A professional police force was established in Bedfordshire in 1839, under the County Police Act 1839, replacing the earlier system of elected parish constables. It initially comprised a chief constable, who was based in Ampthill, 6 superintendents and 40 constables. Constables were paid 19 shillings a week, which was nearly twice the typical wage of an agricultural labourer in the county at that time. There was an independent Luton Borough Police from 1876 to 1947, and then from 1964 to 1966, when it amalgamated with Bedfordshire Constabulary, which was then known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Luton (225,262), and Bedford is the county town. The county has an area of and had a population of 704,736 at the 2021 census. ''plus'' ''plus'' Its other towns include Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable, Biggleswade, Houghton Regis, and Flitwick. Much of the county is rural. For Local government in England, local government purposes, Bedfordshire comprises three Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas: Borough of Bedford, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton. The county's highest point is on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns. History The first recorded use of the name in 1011 was "Bedanfordscir", meaning the shire or county of Bedford, which itself means "Beda's ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olly Martins
Oliver James Martins (born 17 December 1969) is a British politician. He served as the Labour and Co-operative Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2016. Career Born in Cambridge, Martins spent eight years working for Victim Support in the Toxteth area of Liverpool, first as a volunteer while at University and then as a service co-ordinator. Before being elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, Martins worked for the Labour Party MP, Maria Eagle. Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire Martins was the first person to hold the Bedfordshire post and was elected on 15 November 2012. He took the Oath of office live on air at a local BBC radio station. On taking office, he pledged that his office and staff would be less expensive than the old police authority. He did not claim business miles for any road journeys he undertook as part of his role. He opposed plans to outsource police services to G4S. On 29 January 2013 it was announced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police And Crime Commissioner
A police and crime commissioner (PCC; ) is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police services. A police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first were elected on 15 November 2012. Background In the 2010 general election campaign, the manifestos of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats outlined plans, respectively, to replace or reform the existing police authorities. Following the election, the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 2010 set out that: Later in 2010, the government published 'Policing in the 21st Century', a consultation on its vision for policing, including the introduction of police and crime commissioners. There was a proposal to call them "sheriffs" but this was rejected after focus groups felt it sounded too American. The consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party, often referred to as Labour, is a List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. It is one of the Two-party system, two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom; the other being the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Labour has been led by Keir Starmer since 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2020, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. To date, there have been 12 Labour governments and seven different Labour Prime Ministers – Ramsay MacDonald, MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Attlee, Harold Wilson, Wilson, James Callaghan, Callaghan, Tony Blair, Blair, Gordon Brown, Brown and Starmer. The Labour Party was founded in 1900, having e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Holloway (police Commissioner)
Kathryn Holloway was Police and Crime Commissioner of Bedfordshire, England, from May 2016 until 2021. She led governance for the seven police forces of Eastern England across all Counter Terrorism Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to com ... and Serious Organised Crime operations, until stepping down in 2021. Prior to being elected as the Conservative Party candidate for PCC, she was a radio and TV presenter. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English reporters and correspondents British television newsreaders and news presenters English television journalists English women journalists BBC newsreaders and journalists ITN newsreaders and journalists British radio journalists English radio personalities Sky News newsreaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festus Akinbusoye
Festus Kehinde Akinbusoye (born June 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was the first black Briton to serve as a police and crime commissioner. Akinbusoye stood as his party's candidate in the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election following the resignation of Nadine Dorries. He lost the by-election, coming in second place to the Labour candidate Alistair Strathern. The following year, Akinbusoye lost re-election as police and crime commissioner. Early life and education Born in Lagos, Nigeria to Nigerian parents, Akinbusoye emigrated in 1991, as a thirteen-year-old with his parents and twin sister. The family settled in Canning Town, East London. Akinbusoye studied at St Paul's Way School, and the City of Westminster College. He later studied at the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades at the University of the Arts London and read for a master's degree in international stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 England And Wales Police And Crime Commissioner Elections
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth, Corby and Manchester Central, and a mayoral election in Bristol. Police and crime commissioner elections were held in November for 41 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales; the City of London Police and Metropolitan Police are overseen by the Court of Common Council and the elected Mayor of London respectively. Elections for police and crime commiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 England And Wales Police And Crime Commissioner Elections
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016. The elections were for 40 of the 43 List of UK Police forces#Territorial police forces, territorial police forces in England and Wales using the supplementary vote system; the two police forces of Greater London are not involved (the elected Mayor of London is classed as the police and crime commissioner for the Metropolitan Police District, while the Court of Common Council fulfils the role for the City of London Police). There was no election for the Greater Manchester Police as the role of police and crime commissioner was due to be abolished in 2017 and replaced with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. Elections for police and crime commissioners do not take place in Scotland or Northern Ireland as policing and justice powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. This was the second time police and crime commissioner elections had been h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
