Policing and Crime
Responsibility for exercising the functions of the Police and Crime Commissioner in West Yorkshire transferred to the West Yorkshire Mayor on 10th May 2021. Find out more about the role and responsibilities below.
Role and Responsibilities
With regards to policing and crime, the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, is responsible for:
- Securing the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force and holding the Chief Constable to account.
- Issuing a Police and Crime Plan, determining police and crime objectives.
- Attendance at the Police and Crime Panel.
- Preparing an annual report.
- Calculating a council tax or budget requirement (precept).
- Maintaining the Police Fund.
- Appointing, and where necessary, suspending or calling on a Chief Constable to retire or resign.
- Delegating some of these functions to a Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime where appointed.
- Consulting the public to ensure that their views and priorities on community safety issues inform the police and crime plan.
- Commissioning of services which include supporting victims and tackling reoffending.
- Strengthening links such as inclusive growth and community safety and cohesion.
To provide stronger and more transparent accountability of the police, the Mayor of West Yorkshire holds the Chief Constable to account, helping to make the police answerable to the communities they serve.
The Mayor will ensure community needs are met as effectively as possible and foster local relationships through building confidence. They will work in partnership across a range of agencies at local and national level to ensure there is a unified approach to preventing and reducing crime.
The Mayor does not run the police. The role is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account.
About the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
When the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, was re-elected on 4 May 2024, they nominated Alison Lowe as their preferred candidate for Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC).
The appointment of this position was confirmed at a hearing of the Police and Crime Panel on Friday 14 June.
Key Information
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The Police and Crime Plan sets the strategic direction for the Mayor's Policing and Crime function, West Yorkshire Police, and our wider partners.
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Support for Victims
The Supporting Victims pages are designed to show you what services are available across West Yorkshire and in your area. -
West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership
The West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) brings together specialists from health, police, local government, education, youth justice, prisons, probation and community organisations to tackle violent crime and the underlying causes of violent crime.
Latest Policing and Crime News
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Reappointment of West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor confirmed by panel
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West Yorkshire's Deputy Mayor has been confirmed for another four years, to support the Mayor to improve policing and tackle crime across the region.
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Final week for organisations to apply for a share of cash recovered from criminal activities
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West Yorkshire organisations have one week left to apply for a share of £500,000 of cash seized from criminals.
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Cash seized from criminals set to be re-invested into West Yorkshire communities
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Half a million pounds of cash recovered from criminals is to be re-invested into community safety projects.
Contact
The Mayor's team covering policing and crime can be contacted via email, phone or post.
Who We Are and What We Do
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The Safety of Women and Girls
The following page sets the Mayor's work and that of key partners to make West Yorkshire a safer place for women and girls. -
Who We Are
Find out more about the staff supporting the Mayor's policing and crime function. -
Complaints and Conduct
Find out more about the complaints process and how to make a complaint. -
Transparency and Specified Information
The Mayor has responsibilities to publish certain information with regards policing and crime as set out in The Elected Local Policing Bodies Specified Information Order. -
Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund
The fund will look to provide support to innovative projects which address at least one of the cross cutting themes within the draft Police and Crime Plan 2021-24. -
Holding the Chief Constable to Account
The Mayor is responsible for securing the maintenance of an efficient and effective police force and holding the Chief Constable to account. -
Finance
The Mayor will publish various financial information, including the police budget, precept, grants and contracts. -
Commissioning
The Mayor commissions a number of different providers to help with the delivery of services, which will benefit the communities of West Yorkshire, reduce crime and help victims to cope and recover from the harm they have suffered. -
Custody Visiting
Custody Visitors have an independent role, checking that people held in police custody (not yet convicted of any offence) are being properly treated. -
Vision Zero
Vision Zero is a partnership approach to road safety management. It is based on the belief that no death or serious injury is acceptable on roads. -
Anti-social Behaviour Immediate Justice Scheme
The Immediate Justice scheme will see offenders of ASB paying back to the community through unpaid work, restorative activities, and repairing damage and harm they may have caused. -
Join West Yorkshire's Custody Detention Scrutiny Panel
Find out how you can make a positive difference to policing in the region.
How We Work
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Freedom of Information and Data Sharing
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Making Decisions
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Modern Slavery Statement
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Youth Advisory Group
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Policies
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Joint Independent Audit Committee
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Joint Independent Ethics Committee
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The Police and Crime Panel
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Privacy Policy
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HMICFRS Responses
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Annual Report
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Partnership Working
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Misconduct Hearings and Police Appeals Tribunals (PATs)
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Community Alert
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CARA Project
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West Yorkshire Anti-Slavery Partnership
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Community Trigger
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Community Remedy
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Domestic Servitude Animation