APCC Statement on Cabinet Reshuffle

14/07/2016

Martin Surl, chairman of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), has congratulated the Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP on her appointment as the new Home Secretary and the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP as the new Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

Welcoming the MP for Hastings and Rye to her new job Mr Surl said, “Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) look forward to working with the Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP as the new Home Secretary and building on the highly productive relationship we had with the Prime Minister in her previous role.

On the appointment of Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, PCC Surl said “We look forward to working with the new Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on how we can continue to join up policing and criminal justice.

“Elected PCCs are at the centre of transforming policing and linking in with the criminal justice landscape. We look forward to working with both Ministers to continue joining up these important areas, to create a more effective and efficient policing and criminal justice system for our communities.

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