Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel

The Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel is the police and crime panel for Greater Manchester. The purpose of the panel is to scrutinise the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, and their appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, who are responsible for the Greater Manchester Police and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.

Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Typepolice and crime panel
Purposescrutiny and oversight
Location
Region served
Greater Manchester
Membership
12
WebsiteGMCA Committee Page
Formerly called
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel

History

In June 2020 the panel was given oversight of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's fire and rescue functions and was renamed from the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel to the Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime panel.[1]

Membership

The panel is made up of one councillor from each local authority in Greater Manchester who sit alongside two additional independent members that have been co-opted because of their relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

As of January 2022 the panel's members are:[2]

  • Janet Emsley (chair)
  • Kevin Anderson
  • Allison Gwynne
  • Steve Williams
  • Amanda Peers
  • Graham Whitham
  • David Lancaster
  • Richard Gold
  • Rabnawaz Akbar
  • Mudasir Dean
  • Angela Lawrence (Independent Member)
  • Majid Hussain (Independent Member)

References
  1. "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) (Amendment) Order 2020". Article 5, Statutory Instrument No. 2020/641 of 25 June 2020.
  2. "Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel committee details". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 30 January 2022.


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