Sarah Taylor invites residents to submit questions on policing and crime ahead of the first PCC Accountability Meeting this year
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sarah Taylor wants to hear your questions around policing and crime ahead of this year’s first PCC Accountability Meeting (PAM) in Wymondham on Wednesday 29 January from 10am.
PAMs take place publicly on a quarterly basis and allow PCC Sarah Taylor to question, challenge and hold the Chief Constable Paul Sanford and senior officers directly to account on how policing is delivered across the county.
As questions need to be submitted prior to the meeting, PCC Sarah Taylor encourages residents to share their questions with her by 5pm on 15 January 2025.
Sarah Taylor, Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, said: “With a new year ahead of us, I’m really keen to hear from the people across Norfolk. Wherever you live, it is important that your voice is heard in the process of holding the police to account, and the Accountability meetings provide a form opportunity for this to happen.
“Last year hundreds of people took part in my consultation for the new Police and Crime Plan, providing their insights on what they want to be prioritised when holding the police to account. I would like to thank everyone for their input, which has been invaluable in helping me to shape the Police and Crime Plan.
“I will be launching said Police and Crime Plan in the spring, and this will help me prioritise projects and commissioning decisions, as well as the specific areas of policing that I will prioritise when holding the Chief Constable to account.
“At every PAM I ask the public's questions. By doing this, I can make sure that individual questions are answered about any part of policing or crime prevention. More and more people are taking this opportunity and I would invite residents and businesses alike to get in touch with their questions for the next meeting."
The upcoming PAM in January will provide the PCC the opportunity to gauge the performance of police against the previous PCC’s Police, Crime and Community Safety Plan, including reports from the Chief Constable and senior officers on the six priority areas:
• Sustain Norfolk Constabulary
• Visible and Trusted Policing
• Tackling Crime
• Prevent Offending
• Support Victims
• Safer and Stronger Communities
On Wednesday 29 January, the upcoming PAM will take place in the Barsby Conference Room at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Building 7, Jubilee House, Falconers Chase, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 0WW.
The public are welcome to attend and observe the meeting in person, and will need to register their attendance by 5pm on 22 January 2025 if they wish to do so. To register your attendance, please visit https://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/key-information/accountability/pcc-accountability-meeting/ for more information.
The deadline to submit a question is 5pm on 15 January 2025. You can submit your questions by:
• Completing the contact form on our website.
• Email: opccn@norfolk.police.uk using ‘PCC Accountability Meeting Questions’ as the subject.
• Write to: PCC Accountability Meeting Questions, OPCCN, Building 7, Jubilee House, Falconers Chase, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 0WW.
Anyone living, working or studying in Norfolk can submit one question at each PCC Accountability Meeting, limited to a maximum of 100 words. Questions must relate to policing priorities in your area or within the county and you must provide your name, address and contact telephone number.