Petition · past parliament
Abolish Police & Crime Commissioners, who's cost is better spent on policing.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
I've received a polling card for a May election of our PCC, with no info' on candidates - AND I've learned that the police station serving the Burnham & Highbridge area is to close.
PCCs earn £100,000+, and many are demanding extra costs for such things as PR spokesmen.
PCCs earn £100,000+, and many are demanding extra costs for such things as PR spokesmen.
While the additional cost of PCCs has been added to the council-tax bill, those expensive new "chiefs" have been payed for by cutting the number of PCs on the beat and closing police stations. This is NOT what local voters want!
The record-breaking low turn-out of voters for PCC elections shows that we tax-payers do not want these over-paid overseers: we prefer to have more police officers on the beat!
The record-breaking low turn-out of voters for PCC elections shows that we tax-payers do not want these over-paid overseers: we prefer to have more police officers on the beat!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Apr 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.