Suffolk s police and crime commissioner helps set the strategy and priority for policing
- Credit: Archant
A year later than planned, Suffolk will take to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday, May 6.
The election comes at a fascinating time as policing proved to be a high profile part of the Covid-19 pandemic with officers tasked with enforcing the various changing restrictions.
Those included issuing fines and breaking up large gatherings, on top of the existing duties.
Conservative PCC candidate for 2021, Tim Passmore
- Credit: Archant
What is a PCC responsible for?
The PCC role was created in 2012 with the aim of making policing decisions, finances and strategy more open and transparent. The PCC s responsibilities include:
Suffolk s police and crime commissioner helps set the strategy and priority for policing
- Credit: Archant
A year later than planned, Suffolk will take to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday, May 6.
The election comes at a fascinating time as policing proved to be a high profile part of the Covid-19 pandemic with officers tasked with enforcing the various changing restrictions.
Those included issuing fines and breaking up large gatherings, on top of the existing duties.
Conservative PCC candidate for 2021, Tim Passmore
- Credit: Archant
What is a PCC responsible for?
The PCC role was created in 2012 with the aim of making policing decisions, finances and strategy more open and transparent. The PCC s responsibilities include:
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4:30 PM April 27, 2021
Social distancing, face masks and regular hand washing were still needed to combat the spread of Covid-19 in Suffolk
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
The recent Covid-19 outbreak at Ipswich Hospital must be a wake-up call for people to continue observing social distancing, health leaders have warned.
Ipswich Hospital last week confirmed an outbreak of the virus a fortnight ago saw cases among inpatients climb from three to 29 in just 48 hours, and hit 54 at its peak.
Those numbers have since come down and no patients were in intensive care, but the hospital took swift action to instigate an independent review of practices. That has resulted in strict daily audits taking place to ensure guidelines over facemasks and social distancing are being upheld.
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