About the Panel – Sussex Police and Crime Panel

The Panel is next due to meet on Friday 28 June 2024 (10.30am start) at County Hall, Lewes.

The meeting will be via live webcast, accessible from 10.30am on the day of the meeting.

The deadline for residents to submit written questions is 12 noon on Friday 14 June 2024.

The Panel is due to scrutinise the following substantive item(s):

The Commissioner’s Annual Report and Financial Outturn Report 2023/24.

The Panel’s main duties

Each police force area has a Police and Crime Panel to provide checks and balances in relation to the performance of the Police and Crime Commissioner. The role of the Panel is to scrutinise the performance of the Commissioner and ensure transparency.

Elections for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex were held on 6 May 2021. The website for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner contains more information about the elections, as well as further details about the Commissioner’s role and work.

The Sussex Police and Crime Panel came into being on 1 November 2012 and meets a minimum of four times a year.

Its role includes powers to:

review the draft Police and Crime Plan and make recommendations to the Commissioner, who must consider them
review the Commissioner’s annual report and make recommendations at a public meeting, which the Commissioner must attend
deal with complaints about the Commissioner
require the Commissioner to attend the Panel to answer questions
veto the Commissioner’s proposed precept by a two-thirds majority
veto by a two-third’s majority the Commissioner’s proposed candidate for Chief Constable
appoint an acting Commissioner where the incumbent Commissioner is incapacitated, resigns or is disqualified.

Under the terms of its Home Office grant, the Panel is also required to publish details of its expenditure – the latest set of figures can be found below.

Sign up to receive Sussex Police and Crime Panel email alerts.