15/08/2018 Background It is a requirement of good governance in public service that staff within such organisations are clear about who can make what decisions in what circumstances, and the principles on, and guidance and parameters within, which those decisions should be made. Providing that clarity is the basis of any accountability framework and this […]
The PCC has decided, owing to the retirement and ill-health absence of Chief Constable Dave Jones, to appoint Deputy Chief Constable Lisa Winward as Temporary Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police.
The PCC has decided to fund a range of measures to significantly improve the service to the public provided by North Yorkshire Police’s Force Control Room, in order to meet rising demand on the 101 and 999 numbers, and to ensure crime recording functions can be improved.
Joanna Carter, who has been the Chief Executive Officer for the PCC since May 2013, has been absent from work due to illness since 29 February 2016. Miss Carter has been unable to return to work and in the meantime she has sought approval to retire on the grounds of ill health. The PCC as […]
Following a public consultation, the PCC has proposed an £11.50 increase of the police precept, for a Band D property, to the Police and Crime Panel. This proposal was supported by the Panel and subsequent to this the PCC has set the 2018/19 budget, and the papers attached to this paper provide the detail of […]
The PCC has decided to fund the Chief Constable’s proposals for the purchase and deployment of body worn video cameras at a cost of £1.4 million over three years, dependent on the delivery of savings over 2018-19 to cover £1.04 million not currently held within the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP).