Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel

Powers of the Police and Crime Panel

In order to allow the Panel to carry out it's functions, it has powers derived from the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

These give it the power to:

review the draft Police and Crime Plan and make recommendations to the Commissioner, who must consider them
review the Commissioner's annual report, on the progress made towards their plan, and make recommendations at a public meeting, which the Commissioner must attend
deal with certain types of complaints about the Commissioner
require the Commissioner to attend the Panel to answer questions
veto the Commissioner's proposed precept, the amount people pay through their council tax for policing, by a two-thirds majority
veto by a two-third's majority the Commissioner's proposed candidate for Chief Constable
appoint an acting Commissioner where the incumbent Commissioner is incapacitated, resigns or is disqualified.
make recommendations about the appointment of the Deputy PCC as well as the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the PCC's office