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865:' manifestos outlined plans, respectively, to replace or reform police authorities, both parties raising concerns about the perceived lack of accountability of police authorities to the communities they served. The Conservatives proposed to replace them with a single elected individual (a 'police and crime commissioner', criticised as a model by some in policing), whilst the Liberal Democrats proposed to introduce direct elections to police authorities, whilst strengthening their powers. Following Royal Assent of the 767:. That committee then appointed the independent members from a shortlist returned by the Home Office. At least three of the police authority's independent members were magistrates. There was no difference in power or responsibility between the different types of member – there were examples of elected, independent and magistrate members chairing police authorities throughout England and Wales. 937:, the elected body that runs the Corporation. Eleven of the members of the Board — including the chair and their deputy — are elected members of the Common Council, and the other three are appointed independent members. The appointment of the Commissioner of the City of London Police is now made by the Common Council (although technically by the Monarch). 751:, which would be administrative counties, county boroughs or "combined police areas", consisting of combinations of counties and county boroughs, served by a single force, overseen by an independent "police authority". The new police authorities would consist of two-thirds elected members of county or borough councils, and one-third magistrates. Under the 727:" and thus appoint constables to "preserve the peace". Before the advent of police authorities, the regulatory bodies for police forces confined to a single borough were these watch committees, whilst those for counties from 1889 had been "standing joint committees" (after 1889 some control passed to the elected 779:
in the form of an annual grant (calculated on a proportionate basis by the Home Office to take into account the differences between the 43 forces in England and Wales, which vary significantly in terms of population, geographical size and crime levels and trends), though police authorities could also
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and is made up of approximately 12-15 members, each of whom represents groups concerned with the control, operation or use of the railways. They include representatives of the railway operators, railway users (freight and passenger), employees and the appropriate government departments dealing with
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Ten inspection reports were published, with the majority of inspected authorities scoring 2. The inspectorates published "Learning Lessons: An overview of the first ten joint inspections of police authorities by HMIC and the Audit Commission", outlining their findings from the first ten inspections,
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altered the composition of the authorities with independent members being added. Typically, a police authority was made up of seventeen members – nine elected members (who were drawn from the local authority or authorities for the force area, and would be reflective of the political makeup of those
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to raise additional funds. The Home Office had the power to prevent any precept increases deemed to be excessive. It was the police authority's responsibility to set the budget for the force area, which included allocating itself enough money from the overall policing budget to ensure that it can
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introduced major reforms to the organisation and oversight of the police in England and Wales, following the report of the Royal Commission on the Police in 1962. The 1964 act abolished the old watch committee system which had come under severe criticism following several high-profile corruption
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authorities). The remaining eight members were called independent members, and were appointed from the local community for fixed terms of four years by the police authority itself - a long list, from applications received, was submitted by a committee of elected members and magistrates to the
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is still in the hands of the Home Secretary (and constitutionally made by the Monarch), although they must "have regard to any recommendations made" by the Mayor of London since the introduction of that position in 2000.
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since their formal establishment in 1839. Despite the introduction of police and crime commissioners in 2012, the function of the Corporation as the police authority was retained by the
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In its annual Policing Plan, a police authority was obliged to publish its budget for the year, as well as a value for money statement and to outline planned efficiency savings.
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on 22 November 2012. Many of the outgoing members of police authorities stood for the role of PCC, highlighting their successive experience in the field, and many were elected.
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with neighbouring local authorities where one forces covered more than one council area. The eight territorial police forces in Scotland were replaced in April 2013 by
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continue to be overseen by individual police authorities. The oversight of the two police forces serving London continues to be implemented via unique arrangements.
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on matters concerning the Ministry of Defence Police. The Committee (or its members) also has various functions in determining police misconduct and appeals cases.
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the remaining borough police forces were abolished, and police authorities consisted of county councillors and magistrates in a ratio of two to one.
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in Wales) began a programme of inspection for police authorities in September 2009. Inspection scores four areas of police authority capability:
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to oversee the force. The MPA was replaced in January 2012, alongside the introduction of police and crime commissioners, by the
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which either directly supervised the local police force where its border was conterminous with the force, or through
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have historically been exceptions to the national rule. The Metropolitan Police were under the direct control of the
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The introduction of police forces on a national scale in England and Wales began with the
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The police authority was also given an overall score using the same 1-4 system.
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Until 2012/13, individual police authorities were maintained for each of the 43
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is a public authority that is responsible for overseeing the operations of a
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The following police forces were supervised by one single local authority:
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and nine are independent. The Board and the PSNI are the successors to the
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police authorities were abolished and replaced with directly elected
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in the United Kingdom each have different oversight arrangements.
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The following police forces were supervised by a joint board:
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2012: abolition of police authorities in England and Wales
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from their establishment in 1829 until 2000, when the
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respectively, who they replaced on 4 November 2001.
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Index

Law enforcement
in the United Kingdom

Law
Courts
Prisons
Agencies
police forces
defunct
Firearms use
History
Ranks
Aviation
Firearms
Uniform and equipment
Vehicles
Territorial police forces
Special police forces
Port police
Park police
Service police
Non-police
Other
Accredited person
Bailiff
Certified enforcement agent
Civil enforcement officer
Civilian enforcement officer
magistrates' bailiffs
Civilian security officer
Special constabulary
Constable

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