Police and Crime Commissioners — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:16 pm on 11 June 2014.

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Photo of Lord Elystan-Morgan Lord Elystan-Morgan Crossbench 3:16, 11 June 2014

My Lords, the Minister has made the point that the test may well come when police and crime commissioners are up for election. Does he accept that an ironic situation could arise where commissioners will be asked to justify undertakings that they have given and which have not been fulfilled, and say, “It is not my fault but the fault of the chief constable”, and the damage that that could do to the system? Can the Minister tell the House the number of chief officers of police who have been dismissed since the system came into force, and in what other circumstances the Inspectorate of Constabulary has been involved?