West Mercia Police Authority was the governing body of the
West Mercia Police
West Mercia Police (), formerly the West Mercia Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) and Worcestershire in England. The force area cove ...
force in the
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counties of
Herefordshire
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,
Worcestershire
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, and
Shropshire
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until November 2012. Police authorities were replaced by directly elected police and crime commissioners. The current police and crime commissioner for West Mercia is
Bill Longmore.
Constitution
Police Authorities were usually a board of members consisting of local councillors and independent members appointed directly to serve in that role.
In West Mercia, the Police Authority had a membership of 17 people drawn from across the force area:
*Nine members were
Councillor
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s, nominated by the lead local authorities in
West Mercia.
*Eight are Independent Members directly appointed (at least one of these members has to be a
magistrate
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).
The Police Authority also had two co-opted Independent Members appointed to the Standards Committee.
See also
*
Police Authority
A police authority in the United Kingdom is a public authority that is responsible for overseeing the operations of a police force. The nature and composition of police authorities has varied over time, and there are now just four dedicated "police ...
External links
Archive of the former West Mercia Police Authority official websiteWest Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner official website
References
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Police authorities in England
2012 disestablishments in England