Former PCC Arfon Jones and (inset) Pat Astbury NORTH Wales’ former Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has made a formal complaint questioning the political impartiality and integrity of the person chairing the position’s scrutiny panel. Arfon Jones says the North Wales Police and Crime Panel (NWPCP), which scrutinises the work of the PCC, cannot be politically balanced because chairman Pat Astbury stood as a Conservative candidate to replace him. He also questioned Mrs Astbury’s integrity after two minor breaches of electoral law during the campaign. She eventually lost the race to become PCC to Labour’s Andy Dunbobbin, after a run-off and is now in charge of the panel which scrutinises his work.
Former PCC Arfon Jones and (inset) Pat Astbury NORTH Wales’ former Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has made a formal complaint questioning the political impartiality and integrity of the person chairing the position’s scrutiny panel. Arfon Jones says the North Wales Police and Crime Panel (NWPCP), which scrutinises the work of the PCC, cannot be politically balanced because chairman Pat Astbury stood as a Conservative candidate to replace him. He also questioned Mrs Astbury’s integrity after two minor breaches of electoral law during the campaign. She eventually lost the race to become PCC to Labour’s Andy Dunbobbin, after a run-off and is now in charge of the panel which scrutinises his work.
The new Police and Crime Commissioners elected in Wales
The results have been announced after the Police and Crime Commissioner elections took place on Thursday
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Wales four Police and Crime Commissioners have been elected.
The results were announced on Sunday afternoon as the last of the counting came to an end after Thursday s elections.
The people vying to be Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
We have put a Q&A to all the candidates hoping to be North Wales next Police and Crime Commissioner
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On May 6, as well as voting in the Senedd election, people in Wales will be able to vote for their Police and Crime Commissioner.