Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami added: “I have very serious concerns about proposals being put forward, which will lead to the politicisation of the police force.
“This would also make policing far more reactionary and susceptible to vested interests.”
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Mr Alun Lewis NWPA Chairman said: “The functions of the Police and Crime Panel will be very limited. We believe the Government’s proposals are likely to promote confrontation instead of building consensus.
“We are also concerned the legal structures proposed require a huge amount of legal work to untangle the current arrangements and involve unnecessary duplication.
“We believe joint responsibility for governance should rest between the Commissioner, the Panel and the Chief Constable, each with a clearly defined role and responsibility to co-operate with the others.
“The Commissioner would have a powerful role in taking over the responsibilities and statutory duties of the police authority, particularly in relation to holding the Chief Constable to account, setting the force budget and the policing element of the council tax.”
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Delyn Labour MP and former Government Policing Minister, David Hanson, told the Chronicle he will be voting against the proposals because there is ‘no justification’ for the expected £100m+ a year cost.
“There is no justification at a time when the Government is cutting police resources and the number of police community support officers,” he said.
Link Flintshire Chronicle
My thoughts. We have a police force that spends more time on holiday than on the beat. North Wales Police have no interest in traffic policing, they drive around in cars rather than walk.
There is no way to get them to do something if they wish otherwise even though its part of the job for which I pay them.
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