The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire

What The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire does

The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire (OPCC) is a UK statutory public body established in 2012 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. It provides administrative and strategic support to the elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), whose statutory role is to hold the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police accountable for force performance, set the Police and Crime Plan, and allocate funding for community safety initiatives. The OPCC serves Lincolnshire residents (approximately 769,000 people across the county), victims of crime, and community organizations through oversight, engagement, and direct service delivery.

Its core operational products include the multilingual public website (lincolnshire-pcc.gov.uk) supporting six languages (English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian) with WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility compliance, the in-house Victim Lincs victim support service (which referred 12,991 people in 2022-23), the Safer Together community engagement team operating across four Lincolnshire districts, and various partnership initiatives including the Lincolnshire Environmental Crime Partnership, Lincolnshire Women's Strategy, and the Lincolnshire Criminal Justice Board. The office is co-located with Lincolnshire Police Headquarters at Deepdale Lane, Nettleham, Lincoln, and operates with a staff of approximately 39 (per April 2023 equality profile; firmographic data shows 19 employees), led by an executive team comprising a Chief Executive/Monitoring Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Strategy and Operations, Communications Manager, and Service Delivery Manager.

The OPCC is entirely publicly funded and does not generate commercial revenue. Its Medium Term Financial Plan shows total expenditure rising from £160.898m (2023/24) to £171.621m (2026/27), with funding derived from the council tax police precept (ranging from £66.527m to £76.866m across the MTFP horizon), central government Police and Council Tax Grants (approximately £78.411m annually), Home Office national police uplift funding (£2.287m per year), Ministry of Justice victim services grant (£1.456m annually), and a police pension subsidy grant (£1.175m). Distribution is exclusively domestic (UK), delivered directly to the public and through partner organizations including Lincolnshire Police, Lincolnshire County Council, the Joint Independent Audit Committee, and East Midlands regional police forces. No commercial pricing applies; services are provided free at the point of use.

Name

The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire

Legal name

The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire

Website

https://lincolnshire-pcc.gov.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire is a UK statutory public body that holds Lincolnshire Police's Chief Constable accountable, sets the Police and Crime Plan, and delivers victim support and community safety programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Governance

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

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Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Policing oversight services
• Victim support services
• Community safety programs
• Crime prevention initiatives
• Police accountability governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Police Precept and Council Tax Funding: Primary funding comes from police precept collected through council tax. The MTFP budgets show council tax funding ranging from £66.527m (2022/23) to £76.866m (2026/27). Police and Council Tax Grants provide approximately £78.411m annually.
2. Home Office National Uplift Funding: National police uplift funding of £2.287m per year from 2023/24 onwards, supporting police recruitment.
3. Victim Services Grant: Ministry of Justice victim services grant of £1.456m annually, funding victim support services including Victim Lincs.
4. Pension Subsidy Grant: Police pension subsidy grant of £1.175m annually.
5. Regional PCC Income and Criminal Income: Regional PCC income of £0.114m and criminal income of £0.120m annually.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire is the statutory administrative office supporting the elected Police and Crime Commissioner. It holds the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police to account, sets the Police and Crime Plan, manages the in-house Victim Lincs victim support service, coordinates the Safer Together Team community engagement programme, distributes crime and disorder reduction grants, and provides crime prevention resources such as the Fraud and Scams Prevention Pack to Lincolnshire residents at no cost.

Product overview

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire operates primarily as a government oversight body rather than a technology product company. Its core offering is the official website (lincolnshire-pcc.gov.uk) which serves as the public-facing platform for police governance, transparency, and community engagement. The portfolio includes community safety programs (Safer Together Team), fraud prevention resources (Fraud and Scams Prevention Pack), victim support services (Victim Lincs), and various partnership initiatives addressing environmental crime, women's safety, and criminal justice coordination. The organization also provides digital reporting tools for dashcam footage, anti-corruption reporting, and accessibility-compliant event management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safer Together: A community engagement team that works across Lincolnshire districts to gather community input and promote crime prevention initiatives.
• Victim Lincs

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of victims who accessed local support are better able to cope and recover
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• College of PolicingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019PCC Marc Jones appointed to College of Policing board of directors - the professional body for policing in England and Wales.
• Lincolnshire PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary operational partner. PCC holds Chief Constable to account and sets strategic direction for Lincolnshire Police. The force receives OPCC funding and operates under the Police and Crime Plan.
• Lincolnshire Police and Crime PanelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScrutiny body consisting of 10 councillors from 8 local authorities plus 2 independent members. Reviews Police and Crime Plan, scrutinizes PCC activities, and holds confirmation hearings. Has power to veto council tax precept and Chief Constable appointments.
• Lincolnshire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Police and Crime Panel meetings and provides administrative support. Council tax precept collection managed through local authorities.
• Joint Independent Audit Committee (JIAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides independent assurance to PCC and Chief Constable on risk management, control environment, and governance arrangements.
• East Midlands Police Forces (Regional Collaboration)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLincolnshire Police leads UK regional policing collaboration with neighboring East Midlands forces for over a decade, sharing resources and best practices.
• Lincolnshire Environmental Crime PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership addressing environmental crimes in Lincolnshire, with joint reporting and enforcement initiatives.
• Lincolnshire Criminal Justice BoardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral hub for Lincolnshire's criminal justice system, coordinating agencies across police, courts, probation, and other justice partners.
• Lincolnshire Women's Strategy PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafer Lincolnshire Partnership developed Lincolnshire Women's Strategy aligned with Ministry of Justice 2018 Female Offender Strategy.
• Lincolnshire Safer Communities LeadersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative giving young people across Lincolnshire a stronger voice in community safety matters.
• Victim LincscoreOthersIn-house victim support service operated by OPCC providing advice and support to victims of crime, regardless of whether they reported to police. 12,991 people referred in 2022-23.
• Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition SchememinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPCC recognized for commitment and support to defence personnel through the Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Lincolnshire Road Safety PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for road safety initiatives, contributing £0.854m annually to road safety programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Direct peers

• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire: Neighbouring rural English PCC office with very similar county-level mandate, comparable council tax precept model, and victim services commissioning through the 2011 Act framework.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire: Larger urban English PCC office with the same statutory role, council tax precept funding, and responsibility for holding a metropolitan Chief Constable to account.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall: Rural-coastal English PCC office with a directly comparable mandate of holding the Chief Constable to account, setting a Police and Crime Plan, and commissioning victim services in a largely rural geography.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire: English PCC office with analogous governance structure (PCC plus Police and Crime Panel), council tax funding model, and oversight responsibility for Hampshire Constabulary.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands: English PCC office with the same statutory duties under the 2011 Act, council tax precept funding model, and victim services commissioning responsibilities for West Midlands Police.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex: Larger English PCC office operating under the same Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 framework, with similar victim services, community safety partnerships, and Chief Constable accountability role.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk: Statutory PCC office covering a similar-sized English county, with comparable council tax precept funding model, victim services commissioning, and oversight of a county-level police force.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent: Comparable English PCC office overseeing Kent Police with the same statutory duties, council tax precept funding mechanism, and victim services commissioning responsibilities.
• Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex: Statutory PCC office serving Sussex with matching functions around victim services commissioning, community safety grant distribution, and Chief Constable accountability under the 2011 Act.

Broad incumbents

• Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC): London's equivalent policing oversight body (run by the Mayor rather than an elected commissioner), exercising comparable statutory functions over the Metropolitan Police but at much larger scale and budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lincolnshirepoliceandcrime3947
• Facebookfacebook.com/OPCCLincs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opcclincs

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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