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It was a half-arsed attempt at creating something like U.S. sherrifs - politicians inserted into the police with the hope of it being a populist vote winner. Hasn't worked in any way.
As I recall, it was actually a combination of Conservative and Lib Dem ideas. I bet the Lib Dems are standing quietly in the corner, whistling and hoping nobody remembers that.
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These police and crime commissioner jobs are a bit of a joke, aren't they? I seem to remember it was a Cameron-era "big society" thing that somehow hung around.