Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
{{Short description|Police and fire services scrutiny panel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
| map = Greater Manchester UK locator map 2010.svg
| map_caption = Map of the Greater Manchester Police area within the UK
| type = police and crime panel
| purpose = scrutiny and oversight
| location_country = United Kingdom
| region_served = Greater Manchester
| membership = 12
| website = [https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=139 GMCA Committee Page]
| former_name = Greater Manchester Police 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.
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.{{cite act |type=Statutory Instrument |index=2020/641 |date=25 June 2020 |article=5 |title=The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) (Amendment) Order 2020 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/641/made}}
Membership
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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|2022|01}} the panel's members are:{{cite web|url=https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=139|title=Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel committee details|publisher=Greater Manchester Combined Authority|access-date=30 January 2022}}
- 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
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{{Greater Manchester Police}}
{{Local authorities in Greater Manchester}}
Category:Greater Manchester Police
Category:Police and crime panels in England
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