The Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel is the
police and crime panel for
Greater Manchester. The purpose of the panel is to scrutinise the directly elected
Mayor of Greater Manchester, and their appointed
Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, who are responsible for the
Greater Manchester Police and the
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
History
In June 2020 the panel was given oversight of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority's fire and rescue functions and was renamed from the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel to the Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime panel.
Membership
The panel is made up of one councillor from each local authority in
Greater Manchester who sit alongside two additional independent members that have been
co-opted
Co-option (also co-optation, sometimes spelt coöption or coöptation) has two common meanings.
It may refer to the process of adding members to an elite group at the discretion of members of the body, usually to manage opposition and so maintai ...
because of their relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
the panel's members are:
* Janet Emsley (Chair)
* Kevin Anderson
* Allison Gwynne
* Steve Williams
* Amanda Peers
* Graham Whitham
* David Lancaster
* Richard Gold
* Rabnawaz Akbar
* Mudasir Dean
* Angela Lawrence (Independent Member)
* Majid Hussain (Independent Member)
References
Greater Manchester Police
Police and crime panels in England
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