Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner

What Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner does

The Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is a publicly elected government office established in 2012 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, succeeding the earlier Derbyshire Police Authority. The Commissioner is statutorily responsible for overseeing Derbyshire Constabulary, setting the police budget, holding the Chief Constable to account, and publishing a Police and Crime Plan that sets the strategic direction for policing across the county. The role functions as a governance layer separate from the operational police force, analogous to a board-supervisor relationship in a corporate context but embedded in UK public law.

The office is funded through the police precept, which is the policing element of council tax collected by local billing authorities, supplemented by central government policing grants. Unlike a private enterprise, the PCC generates no commercial revenue, has no shareholders, and operates outside market-based pricing mechanics. The Commissioner's own supporting office is headquartered in Ripley, Derbyshire, with an administrative complement of 11-50 employees, distinct from the operational headcount of the police force itself. Core statutory functions include commissioning victim support and restorative justice services, awarding community safety grants to local partners, consulting the public on policing priorities, and producing annual reports to the electorate.

The mandate and geographic scope of the office are bounded by statute to the administrative county of Derbyshire, creating a defined jurisdictional monopoly on police oversight within that area. The Commissioner is elected for a fixed term by residents of Derbyshire and is constitutionally independent of the Chief Constable and police force, though both are subject to the same statutory framework. No commercial customer base, product portfolio, technology stack, partnerships, or AI capabilities are disclosed in the available data, consistent with the nature of a small public oversight office.

Name

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Legal name

Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Website

https://derbyshire-pcc.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Publicly elected government office established in 2012 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, holding the Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary to account, setting the police budget, and publishing the Police and Crime Plan for the county. Funded through council tax precept and central grants, with no commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Police Governance and Public Safety Administration

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Public Finance Activities (921130)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Finance, Treasury, Budget & Procurement (BPAIACAC), Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

Keywords

• Police governance
• Public safety oversight
• Police budget administration
• Crime commissioner services
• Law enforcement accountability

Headquarters

HQ city

Ripley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

The Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner is a publicly elected government office responsible for overseeing the Derbyshire Police force, setting the police budget, holding the Chief Constable to account, and representing the public on policing priorities. The office is funded through the police precept element of council tax and operates as a statutory public body under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

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Direct peers

• Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex: Statutory Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex operating under the same 2011 Act with an equivalent mandate to set police precept, hold the Chief Constable to account, and publish a Police and Crime Plan; closest functional analogue to Derbyshire PCC.
• Staffordshire Commissioner (Police, Fire and Rescue): Combined Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner covering Staffordshire with an expanded statutory remit beyond policing; comparable governance model with budget and accountability authority over emergency services.
• Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner: Elected county-level Police and Crime Commissioner performing an identical oversight, budget-setting, and accountability role for Norfolk Constabulary; directly comparable remit and funding model.
• Kent Police and Crime Commissioner: Elected county-level PCC for Kent performing the same oversight, victim services commissioning, and budget-setting functions as Derbyshire PCC; a peer on mandate, statutory basis, and funding model.
• Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner: Statutory PCC responsible for holding the Chief Constable to account, setting precept, and publishing a Police and Crime Plan for the Avon and Somerset force area; directly comparable remit and operating model.
• Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner: Welsh statutory PCC equivalent performing the same oversight and precept-setting role for Gwent Police; directly comparable as it operates under the same UK PCC statutory framework as Derbyshire.
• West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner: Elected PCC for the West Midlands metropolitan area performing the same statutory oversight, precept-setting, and Chief Constable accountability functions; comparable institutional structure with different scale.
• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner: Elected PCC serving Hampshire and the Isle of Wight with the same statutory powers under the 2011 Act; shares a force-overight, budget, and accountability role with Derbyshire PCC.
• North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner: Combined Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner with statutory oversight of policing and fire services in North Yorkshire; structurally the same role as Derbyshire PCC but with broader emergency-services scope.

Broad incumbents

• Mayor of London (Office for Policing and Crime): The Greater London equivalent of the PCC role, attached to the Mayor; exercises the same statutory functions as a PCC but at metropolitan scale with a significantly larger budget and broader strategic remit.

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