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Question follow-through · 20889

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 16 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether her Department plans to abolish the role of Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
19 Dec 2024
Answer
27 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 16 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether her Department plans to abolish the role of Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Since their introduction, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have brought greater local accountability to policing and we recognise the important role they play as the elected voice of their local communities.The English Devolution White Paper sets out...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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