An in-depth investigation into dire voter turnout at the polls for police and crime commissioners is being launched by an elections watchdog. The E...

As low turnouts continue to be recorded across the country, Conservative MP Conor Burns has said that he believes the Tory Party will "regret" creatin...

The Police and Crime Commissioner elections have drawn shockingly low turnouts across the country and in some extreme cases, polling stations failed t...

It is not as if politicians are more trusted than the police - a 2011 Ipsos Mori poll on which professions are most trusted - puts police well ahead of politicians in the list of those most trusted by the public. So we are putting people in charge of police who are less trusted by the public than the police themselves and this is meant to increase public confidence!

We will be electing new Police Commissioners next month. They have a unique opportunity to reduce crime. But that can only happen if simple questions on what crime is being committed, where it is being committed and by who are answered based on evidence. Otherwise real issues could be lost in political correctness.

Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott is hitting the road on Thursday to launch his bid to become the country's highest profile police and crime ...

John Prescott has been confirmed as Labour's candidate to stand as the first elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside, when voters across ...

Alan Johnson has a very nice office. It's on the corner of a building at the end of Whitehall, with gorgeous views over the Palace of Westminster and...

Essentially I wanted to help create a forum whereby members of the public who are predominantly members of no political party, could get together and have their say on "big issues" facing them, the local communities and our country.

The Conservative party is stepping up its attempts to attract candidates to be Police and Crime Commissioners with the launch of a new website. The...

Political parties need to act urgently to ensure high-calibre candidates stand for election as police and crime commissioners, a report has said. ...

The Liberal Democrats are advertising for candidates to become elected police commissioners despite the party's peers still believing they can derail ...

I cannot think of a more confusing situation than having a politician in charge of the (supposedly) politically-neutral police!