Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

What Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner does

The Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is a statutory UK government body established in 2012 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, headquartered at Lloyd House, Birmingham. It is led by an elected Police and Crime Commissioner (currently Simon Foster, re-elected May 2024 for a four-year term) supported by a Deputy PCC (Wasim Ali) and a newly appointed Victims' Advocate (Natalie Queiroz MBE, April 2025), with a staff of approximately 91. The OPCC's core function is to hold West Midlands Police to account on behalf of the 2,018,546 eligible voters across seven local authorities (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton). Its statutory powers include setting the police budget and council tax precept, hiring and firing the Chief Constable, producing the Police and Crime Plan (currently 2025-2029), and convening strategic partnerships.

The OPCC does not operate as a commercial technology company and offers no products, APIs, or proprietary platforms; rather it commissions and oversees programmes. Core service areas include the Violence Reduction Partnership (one of 20 Home Office-funded VRPs nationally, est. 2019), the Combatting Drugs and Alcohol Partnership (CDAP, est. 2021), the Youth Commissioners programme (since 2014), the Offending 2 Recovery (O2R) addiction programme (£100K annual investment), the Second Chances Charter for employing ex-offenders, the Precious Lives knife crime education programme, and the No Excuse for Abuse campaign. A £5M annual budget is dedicated to victims of crime services, and £330K is distributed via the My Community Fund. Distribution is purely public-sector: direct via website, telephone, in-person at Lloyd House, public Accountability and Governance Board meetings, and through commissioned delivery partners including local authorities, NHS, Probation and community organisations.

The OPCC is funded entirely through non-commercial public streams: principally the police precept added to council tax (set by the PCC) and Home Office grants for specific initiatives such as the VRP and CDAP. No fees are charged to the public. There are no funding rounds, no parent company, no commercial revenue model, no private ownership and no M&A activity. Certification is limited to Living Wage Foundation Employer status. Awards include MBEs awarded to senior staff (Natalie Queiroz and Professor Marion Oswald in 2022). Output metrics cited include 300 additional police officers confirmed, ~6,000 fewer crime victims, and 60,000 young people supported through violence prevention programmes.

Name

Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

Legal name

Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands

Website

https://westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is a statutory UK government body, headquartered in Birmingham, that holds West Midlands Police to account on behalf of 2.0 million constituents across seven local authorities. It sets the police budget and precept, and commissions crime prevention, violence reduction, and victim support programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Governance

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Police Precept and Council Tax: Government-funded through police precept added to council tax bills. The PCC sets the budget and has the power to raise or lower council tax.
2. Government Grants: Funded by Home Office grants for specific initiatives such as the Violence Reduction Partnership established in 2019.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is a government oversight body that holds West Midlands Police to account on behalf of the public. The elected PCC sets the police budget and precept, develops the Police and Crime Plan, hires and fires the Chief Constable, commissions victim support services, funds crime prevention programmes (Violence Reduction Partnership, Youth Commissioners, Offending 2 Recovery, My Community Fund, Precious Lives knife crime education), and coordinates community safety across seven local authority areas.

Product overview

The Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is a government oversight body rather than a commercial product company. The OPCC does not offer technology products or services in the traditional sense. Instead, it provides public governance, accountability, and crime prevention programs and initiatives, including: the Police and Crime Plan (2025-2029); Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP); Youth Commissioners program; community safety initiatives; victim support services; crime prevention funding (My Community Fund); knife crime prevention programs (Weapon Surrender Bins, Bleed Control Kits, Precious Lives); fraud prevention initiatives; the Second Chances Charter (employment support for ex-offenders); Offending 2 Recovery addiction support program; and various advisory and scrutiny panels. The organization also facilitates accountability mechanisms including the Accountability and Governance Board, complaints handling, Stop & Search scrutiny panels, and community custody review panels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP): Multi-agency partnership tackling causes of violence and risks faced by children and young people, established 2019 and funded by Home Office.
• Offending 2 Recovery (O2R)
• Second Chances Charter
• Precious Lives
• No Excuse for Abuse

Products and services

• Police and Crime Plan 2025-2029

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000 young people benefit from support to keep them safe from violence
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West Midlands Combatting Drugs and Alcohol Partnership (CDAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency board chaired by the PCC overseeing three strands of the From Harm to Hope national drug strategy: breaking drug supply chains, delivering treatment and recovery systems, and reducing drug demand. Covers all seven local authority areas with membership from local authorities, NHS, West Midlands Police, and Probation Service.
• West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2019 and funded by the Home Office, one of 20 VRPs across England. Brings together public, private, voluntary and community sectors to prevent and reduce violence affecting children and young people. Includes local VRPs in each of the seven local authority areas.
• Birmingham City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner in community safety, violence reduction, and crime prevention initiatives across the West Midlands.
• West Midlands Combined AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional strategic partnership for coordinated approaches to policing, crime prevention, and community safety across the combined authority area.
• NHS (Birmingham and Solihull CCG, Black Country and West Birmingham CCG, Coventry and Rugby CCG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical Commissioning Group partners providing healthcare perspectives on violence prevention, mental health, and substance misuse services.
• West Midlands PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe police force held to account by the PCC. PCC sets the Police and Crime Plan, budget, and holds Chief Constable to account on behalf of the public.
• Probation ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCriminal justice partner in CDAP and Offending 2 Recovery programme, working on rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.
• Offending 2 Recovery Programme PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership including retailers, probation services, local charities, housing associations, healthcare providers, colleges and training organisations, and local police teams working together to support individuals with addiction and reduce shop theft.
• St Giles TrustminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCharitable organisation providing support services, listed as a partner jobs page resource for those seeking employment opportunities.
• Birmingham Voluntary Service CouncilminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoluntary sector council providing vacancy listings and partnership opportunities for the voluntary community sector.
• Local Councils (Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Solihull, Coventry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix additional metropolitan borough councils partnering with Birmingham City Council in CDAP, VRP, and community safety initiatives across the region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Police and Crime Functions): Direct peer: holds equivalent police accountability, budget-setting and community safety powers for Greater Manchester, now operating within a mayoral combined-authority model. Directly comparable statutory remit and operational scope to the West Midlands PCC.
• Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), London: Direct peer: performs the same statutory functions for the Metropolitan Police as the West Midlands PCC does for West Midlands Police, but with the additional scale and political authority of the London mayoral model.
• Office of the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner: Direct peer: another regional PCC office overseeing a metropolitan police force (West Yorkshire Police), with an almost identical statutory toolkit and operational scope to the West Midlands office.
• Office of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner: Direct peer: statutory PCC office holding Merseyside Police to account with the same set of powers (hire/fire Chief Constable, set precept, issue Police and Crime Plan) as the West Midlands equivalent.
• Office of the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner: Direct peer: regional PCC office with the same statutory role over South Yorkshire Police, comparable in scale and operational focus to the West Midlands PCC.

Broad incumbents

• Home Office (Public Safety Group): Broad incumbent: the central-government department that funds PCC offices, sets the legislative framework for the role, and operates the 20 regional Violence Reduction Partnerships that the West Midlands VRP sits within.

Others

• West Midlands Police: The police force held to account by the West Midlands PCC; not a peer in governance terms but the operational entity whose performance, budget, and chief officer the office directly oversees.
• National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC): National coordination body for UK chief officers; relevant ecosystem participant because it sets operational direction that the West Midlands PCC then holds the local Chief Constable to account for delivering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WestMidsPCC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3DhXPaGOcRcrdPvFOm142Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/WestMidsPCC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wmopcc
• Instagraminstagram.com/westmidspcc

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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