LOCAL residents will get the chance to chat with the West
Midlands ’ police and crime commissioner on Friday, May 16.
Bob Jones (pictured), who was elected to the role in November 2012, will be presiding over a surgery in Chelmsley Wood.
People will have chance to raise concerns with the man
responsible for holding the region’s police force to account.
The session will be start at the Bluebell and Buttercup Room,
in the Solihull Connect Centre, at 2pm . Book a place on 0121 626 6060.
Factbox:
- Police and crime commissioners were elected across the country 18 months ago.
- The Government introduced the roles to encourage “greater accountability” and provide a higher-profile, directly-elected figurehead to scrutinise the way the police operate.
- There
was concern about a lack of interest, following a dismal turn-out when the
elections were held in 2012. Only one in eight residents in
- Mr Jones, a former Labour councillor, came top of the local polls. While many of the commissioners represent an existing political party, others were elected on an independent platform.
- He is one of several commissioners elected who made it clear they were opposed to the position for which they were standing. He has lobbied for a return to the police authorities, which comprised of councillors, magistrates and other individuals.
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