Council leaders 'welcome' abolition of Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner role

HUMBER REGION'S COUNCILLORS HAVE WRITTEN TO THE HOME SECRETARY

- By IVAN MORRIS POXTON

THE leaders of all four councils on either side of the Humber have welcomed the abolition of the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

PCCs across England and Wales are to be abolished when their terms end in 2028.

The move was announced by the Government last month.

Humberside PCC Jonathan Evison (Conservative) has stated he and his office will continue to deliver on its Police and Crime Plan and hold Humberside Police's Chief Constable to account until 2028.

A letter sent to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood earlier this month by four council leaders welcomes the role's abolition.

Cllr Mike Ross (Liberal Democrat - Hull City Council), Cllr Anne Handley (Conservative - East Riding), Cllr Philip Jackson (Conservative - North East Lincolnshire), and Cllr Rob Waltham (Conservative - North Lincolnshire), have signed the letter.