The Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is the police, fire and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by

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in the

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ceremonial county of

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. The post was created in November 2012, as Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Cumbria Police Authority.

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was the first Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. The current incumbent is David Allen, who was

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for the Labour Party. On 1 April 2023, the commissioner took on responsibility for

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’s governance following the abolition of

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List of commissioners

Elections

References

{{Current Police and Crime Commissioners of England and Wales Police and crime commissioners in England