Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 14 September 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
The noble Baroness says that police chief constables will be liberated. How on earth can that be the case when they will come under the direct control of a party politician? Based on US experience, the average length of stay is no more than two years. How can she defend the situation that we already see in London, where in a single term the Mayor of London is now on his third police commissioner? That is not liberation. It is the political control of police chiefs that will be a disaster to our policing.
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- 730 c797
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- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Accountability Elections Police Police authorities Reform Police and crime commissioners
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- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill 2010-12
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