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Triennial Review of the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales

I am today announcing the start of the Triennial Review of the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales. Triennial reviews are part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that Non Departmental Public Bodies continue to have regular independent challenge.

The Review will examine whether there is a continuing need for the Police Advisory Board’s function and its form and whether it should continue to exist at arm’s length from Government. Should the review conclude there is a continuing need for the body, it will go on to examine whether the body is operating efficiently and whether the body’s control and governance arrangements continue to meet the recognised principles of good corporate governance. I will inform the House of the outcome of the review when it is completed.