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Police and crime commissioner
Elected official responsible for the effective policing of a police area in England or Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A police and crime commissioner (PCC; Welsh: comisiynydd yr heddlu a throseddu)[1][2] is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police services. A police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first were elected on 15 November 2012.