Improving Public Accountability
PCCs are locally elected and accountable to the public and have the responsibility for holding Chief Constables to account for local policing on behalf of their communities. The APCC supports PCCs to provide effective scrutiny of police performance, to increase transparency in policing and in the criminal justice system and to improve the response to police complaints.
Our priorities for improving public accountability are:
- To further develop the accountability and transparency of the role of PCCs and enable greater openness and accountability on police ethics and complaints.
- To support PCCs to hold their Chief Constables to account for performance, ensuring the public has a voice in policing and that police forces are accountable to the communities they serve.
Latest News
APCC Transparency Leads respond to Home Secretary's statement on police misconduct and investigations
APCC Chair responds to Home Secretary's statement on police misconduct and investigations + review of the IOPC
Chair responds to BBC investigation into Body Worn Video
HMICFRS report on police performance
APCC response to HMICFRS State of Policing Report 2022
Progress review published into force vetting standards
Videos
Matthew Barber, APCC Lead for Performance
Alison Lowe, APCC Deputy Lead for Transparency & Accountability
Matthew Barber, APCC Joint Lead for Performance
PORTFOLIO LEADS
Leading our work on performance, including on national outcomes, crime statistics and force inspections.
Joint Lead: Matthew Barber, PCC Thames Valley
Joint Lead: Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor of London
APCC Contact: Carolyn Graham, Head of Governance & Business
Leading our work on reform of police complaints, ethics and transparency and the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Lead: Giles Orpen-Smellie, PCC for Norfolk
Deputy: Alison Lowe, Deputy Mayor for West Yorkshire
APCC Contact: Carolyn Graham, Head of Governance & Business