Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent
Ben Adams
since 13 May 2021
Police, fire and crime commissioner of Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Reports toStaffordshire electorate
AppointerElectorate of Staffordshire
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentPolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018[1]
PrecursorStaffordshire Police Authority, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire Authority
Formation22 November 2012 (since 1 August 2018 as the Fire Authority)
DeputyDeputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary£81,400
Websitestaffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk

The Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, formerly the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC), an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Staffordshire Police and the way fire and rescue services are managed by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, in the English county of Staffordshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Staffordshire Police Authority. The incumbent, since 2021, is Ben Adams,[2] who represents the Conservative Party.

Matthew Ellis was re-elected to serve another four-year term at the 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.

From 1 August 2018, the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner became responsible for the governance of the fire and rescue services within Staffordshire, under the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018.[3] The Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner is formally known as the Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, when exercising powers relating to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Matthew Ellis announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election at the 2020 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.[4]

  1. ^ "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 6 June 2018, SI 2018/696
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021res was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018 - Explanatory Memorandum".
  4. ^ "Tories postpone police chief candidate election as only one runner approved". 12 June 2019.