Committee details
Purpose of committee
The Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel examines and reviews how the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Matthew Barber, carries out his responsibilities of ensuring that Thames Valley Police runs effectively. The panel also has a role to support the Commissioner in his work.
More information about the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel.
The panel is made up of one Councillor from each of the 14 first tier local authorities in the Thames Valley, as well as two independent co-opted members, three co-opted councillors from Buckinghamshire Council and one co-opted councillor from Milton Keynes Council.
The Panel holds regular public meetings which are webcast where possible.
The panel also has a duty to:
· Conduct confirmation hearings for certain key positions, including Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Chief Constable and others.
· Handle non-criminal complaints against the Police and Crime Commissioner.
· Review the Police and Crime Commissioner's proposed precept for each financial year - this is the amount which the Commissioner hopes to raise each year through council tax to fund policing.
· Scrutinise and comment on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Police and Criminal Justice Plan and on the Annual Report.
For further information contact the Scrutiny Officer for the Panel at tvpcp@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.
Buckinghamshire Council has hosted the panel since 1 April 2023. Prior to this, the Panel was hosted by:
· Oxfordshire County Council – 1 January 2020 to 1 April 2023
· South Bucks District Council – November 2015 to 1 January 2020
· Buckinghamshire County Council – December 2012 to September 2015
Membership
- Councillor Robin Bradburn (Chairman) Milton Keynes City Council
- Councillor Karen Rowland (Vice-Chairman) Reading Borough Council
- Councillor Peter Brazier Buckinghamshire Council - co-optee
- Councillor Phil Chapman Cherwell District Council
- Councillor David Carroll Buckinghamshire Council
- Councillor Isobel Darby Buckinghamshire Council co-optee
- Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye South Oxfordshire District Council
- Councillor Emily Culverhouse Buckinghamshire Council - co-optee
- Councillor Neil Fawcett Vale of White Horse District Council
- Peter Gammond Co-Opted Independent Member
- Councillor Iskandar Jefferies Bracknell Forest Council
- Councillor Mark Lygo Oxford City Council
- Pamela Mackenzie-Reilly Co-opted Independent Member
- Councillor Keith McLean Milton Keynes City Council - co-optee
- Councillor Stephen Newton Wokingham Borough Council
- Councillor Vicky Poole West Berkshire Council
- Councillor Geoff Saul West Oxfordshire District Council
- Councillor Mabu Shaik Slough Borough Council
- Councillor Richard Webber Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor Simon Werner Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Councillor Dominic Barnes (Reserve) Buckinghamshire Council (for co-opted Member)
- Councillor Jack Douglas (Reserve) Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Councillor Harjinder S. Gahir (Reserve) Slough Borough Council
- Councillor Chris Johnson (Reserve) Wokingham Borough Council
- Councillor Dan Levy (Reserve) Oxfordshire County Council
- Councillor Andrew McHugh (Reserve) Cherwell District Council
- Councillor Richard Newcombe (Reserve) Buckinghamshire Council (for Cllr Carroll)
- Councillor Helen Pighills (Reserve) Vale of Whitehorse Council
- Councillor Helen Purnell (Reserve) Bracknell Forest Council
- Cllr Ajaz Rehman (Reserve) Oxford City Council
- Councillor Liz Terry (Reserve) Reading Borough Council
- Councillor Andrew Tinsley (Reserve) South Oxfordshire District Council
- Councillor Matthew Walsh (Reserve) Buckinghamshire Council (for co-opted Member)
- Khalid Ahmed (Secretary)
Contact information
Support officer: Khalid Ahmed.
Email: tvpcp@buckinghamshire.gov.uk