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Home | ALL NEWS | WORLD | Britain Holds First Ever Elections For Police Commissioners

Britain Holds First Ever Elections For Police Commissioners

November 15, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Democratic reforms for police in Britain herald an era of experimental democracy including the first public elections for Police Commissioners

Britain votes for first ever police commissioners

Polls opened in England and Wales on Thursday in the first ever elections for police commissioners who will set budgets and priorities and have the power to sack their chief constables. In the biggest shake-up of policing for decades, voters will select commissioners for 41 forces, but public enthusiasm is uncertain.

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