May: Returning power to the public

Theresa May outlines the plans in the police reform and social responsibility bill unveiled today:

“These new measures will place the public back at the heart of our drive to cut crime, giving them a say in how their local area is policed by electing a police and crime commissioner, and strengthening the powers that police and councils need to tackle crime and disorder at a local level.

“For too long, the fight against crime has been tangled up in a web of centrally imposed red tape that has driven a wedge between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

“I am determined to rebalance that by giving the public and the police and councils the powers they need to deal with the issues that blight too many of our communities.”