The Police and Crime Panel is a
joint body of the local authorities served by Gloucestershire
Police (i.e. the area of Cheltenham Borough Council, Cotswold
District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Gloucester City
Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Stroud District Council,
and Tewkesbury Borough Council).
The Panel is to maintain a
regular check and balance on the performance of the Police and
Crime Commissioner. The functions of the panel are to be exercised
with a view to supporting the effective exercise of the functions
of the Police and Crime Commissioner. The panel is under a duty to
support, as well as challenge, the commissioner.
The local authorities have
agreed the formal arrangements for the Gloucestershire Police and
Crime Panel and have appointed thirteen Councillors to be Panel
members. The panel has also co-opted two independent
members.
Gloucestershire County Council
is host local authority for the panel and will provide
administrative and other support to the panel and its
members.