Petition · past parliament
Make it unlawful for Police and Crime Commissioners to merely toe the Party Line
Closed
90 signatures
What the petition asks
The role of Police and Crime Commissioner should be independent of Party Politics. There is no place in Policing for Party Politics. It should be made unlawful for PCCs to put Party Politics before the Public Interest.
There are numerous examples of Party affiliated PCCs putting their Party before the Public Interest, this should be made unlawful.
Timeline
| 1 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
90
Status
Closed
Opened
1 Apr 2016
Closed
1 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.