Decision details

In October 2017 the Police and Crime Commissioner assumed responsibility for the fire service and the name of the role changed to the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. At the same time, the Police and Crime Panel became the Police, Fire and Crime Panel.

As a result, the functions of the panel have also changed. It is necessary to update the ‘panel arrangements’. These need to be agreed by all 15 local authorities in the Essex police area, which are ECC, the two unitary councils and the 12 borough, city or district councils. The panel arrangements have also been updated to reflect the experience of operating the panel over the first 6 years of its existence.

RESOLVED to:

i)              Agree the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Panel arrangements as stated at Appendix 1 to the report.

ii)             Note that the rules of procedure at Appendix 1 to the report will be adopted by the Panel and do not form part of the Panel Arrangements.