Have your say on the new Police and Crime Plan
The plan will set policing priorities and the direction of West Yorkshire Police over the next four years.
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.
With regards to policing and crime, the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, is responsible for:
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.
The plan will set policing priorities and the direction of West Yorkshire Police over the next four years.
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.
My thoughts, and those of everyone across West Yorkshire, are with their family, friends, loved ones and the wider community.
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The Mayor's team covering policing and crime can be contacted via email, phone or post.