Post: | Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner |
Insignia: | Surrey PCC logo.svg |
Insigniasize: | 200 |
Incumbent: | Lisa Townsend |
Incumbentsince: | 13 May 2021 |
Formation: | 22 November 2012 |
Constituting Instrument: | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
Precursor: | Surrey Police Authority |
Department: | Police and crime commissioner of Surrey Police |
Reports To: | Surrey Police and Crime Panel |
Appointer: | Electorate of Surrey |
Termlength: | Four years |
Inaugural: | Kevin Hurley |
Deputy: | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
Salary: | £73,300 |
The Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Surrey Police in the English County of Surrey. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Surrey Police Authority. The Previous incumbent was David Munro, who represented the Conservative Party. As of 2021, Lisa Townsend is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey.[1]
Name | Political party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Hurley | 22 November 2012 | 11 May 2016 | ||
David Munro | 12 May 2016 | 12 May 2021 | ||
Lisa Townsend | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent |
In the 2024 election, the voting system was changed to first past the post. (FPTP)