Post: | Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner |
Insignia: | Cumbria PCC logo.svg |
Insigniasize: | 200 |
Incumbent: | David Allen |
Incumbentsince: | 9 May 2024 |
Formation: | 22 November 2012 |
Constituting Instrument: | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
Precursor: | Cumbria Police Authority |
Department: | Police, fire and crime commissioner of Cumbria Police and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service |
Reports To: | Cumbria Police and Crime Panel |
Appointer: | Electorate of Cumbria |
Termlength: | Four years |
Inaugural: | Richard Rhodes |
Deputy: | Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner |
Salary: | £68,200 |
Website: | https://cumbria-pcc.gov.uk |
The Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is the police, fire and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Cumbria Police in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria. The post was created in November 2012, as Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Cumbria Police Authority. Richard Rhodes was the first Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner.[1]
The current incumbent is David Allen, who was elected for the Labour Party.
On 1 April 2023, the commissioner took on responsibility for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service’s governance following the abolition of Cumbria County Council.[2]
Name | Political party | From | To | |
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22 November 2012 | 11 May 2016 | |||
[3] | 12 May 2016 | 8 May 2024 | ||
9 May 2024 | Incumbent[4] |