Police: Sarah Everard Vigils
Debate between Lord Wasserman and Baroness Evans of Bowes Park(3 years, 1 month ago)
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Lord Wasserman (Con) [V]
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and her ministerial colleagues in the Home Office on giving police and crime commissioners their unequivocal support for the internal review of PCCs, the findings of which were announced earlier this week. I express my hope that the electorate across England and Wales will be encouraged by this review to turn out and vote on 6 May for their local PCC. Given that it now appears that PCCs will be with us for some time, does the Minister agree that PCCs should make it a priority to develop close working relationships with their chief constables so that the operational decisions of their chiefs on matters such as the policing of vigils and other major events are publicly supported by the local PCC on the basis that they had been fully consulted about them beforehand?
The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
Before the Minister responds, could I ask noble Lords to please keep their questions brief?