Posted: Mon 19th Apr 2021
North Wales to elect new Police and Crime Commissioner in three weeks – but what’s their role and what to do they do?
Our sister website North.Wales has invited all PCC candidates to take part in a Q&A – you can read our coverage and their answers as and when they reply, at North.Wales/PCC2021/ – Make sure you are registered to vote ( https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote ) before midnight TONIGHT!
They control a budget of more than £170m in public cash, have the ability to increase your council tax and tell our police force what to prioritise – so why aren’t electors more interested in Police and Crime Commissioners?
All you need to know about what a Police and Crime Commissioner does ahead of May election
The first thing to consider is what does a PCC actually do and what are they responsible for
05:00, 19 APR 2021
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They control a budget of more than £170m in public cash, have the ability to increase your council tax and tell our police force what to prioritise - so why aren t electors more interested in Police and Crime Commissioners?
MY goodness, what an apocalypse awaits an independent Scotland, at least according to Struan Stevenson ( The breakup of the UK will damage Scotland, Britain and the special relationship , The Herald, April 15). Post-pandemic economic meltdown, geopolitical catastrophe, devastated savings, public sector cut to the bone, eye-watering levels of taxation, soaring mortgages, plummeting pensions, sea of debt, bankruptcy, Joe Biden pacing the Oval Office in alarm… Well, there’s much to alarm President Biden, but I don’t think the prospect of Scottish independence will be top of his list. I invite Mr Stevenson to put his crystal ball to one side and take part in a thought experiment. Imagine that England held a referendum resulting in English independence. That is not at all fanciful, considering Scotland’s reputation as an economic basket case. Why would she not dump this millstone round her neck? Now I invite Mr Stevenson to become Scotland’s First Minister. I can’t second
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