Moved by
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
278: After Clause 170, insert the following new Clause—
“Referendums on abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners
(1) A referendum is to be held for each police area listed in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996.
(2) Each referendum is to be held on the same day as the next Police and Crime Commissioner election.
(3) The question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—
“Do you think that your local police force should be overseen by an individual Police and Crime Commissioner, or by a Police Authority made up of a committee of local councillors.”
(4) The alternative answers to that question that are to appear on the ballot papers are—
“My police force should be overseen by an individual Police and Crime Commissioner”, and
“My police force should be overseen by a Police Authority made up of a committee of local councillors”
(5) Those entitled to vote in the referendum are the persons who, on the date of the referendum, are allowed to vote as electors in the Police and Crime Commissioner election.
(6) Where the referendum results in a majority for a police area being overseen by a Police Authority made up of a committee of local councillors, the Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for the purposes of implementing the result within one year of the passing of this Act.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment is intended to establish referendums to determine how each local police force should be governed.