Suffolk Police and Crime Panel

The Suffolk Police and Crime Panel is a joint committee, established according to Schedule 6, Part 2, clause 4(5)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

The Panel is responsible for supporting and challenging the Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

The Police and Crime Panel has 13 members in total, comprising:

• four county councillors
• seven representatives from the District and Borough Councils in Suffolk; and
• two independent co-opted members

The Panel is politically balanced, with the 11 local authority councillor representatives appointed to achieve political proportionality across Suffolk.

Panel Members

Chairman

Mark Jepson (Con) East Suffolk Council.

Vice Chairman

Peter Gardiner (Lab) Ipswich Borough Council.

Members

• Peter Beer (Con) Babergh District Council 
• Rob Bridgeman (Lab) Suffolk County Council 
• John Burns (Ind) West Suffolk Council 
• James Finch (Con) Suffolk County Council
• Tracey Green (Con) East Suffolk Council 
• Franstine Jones Co-opted Member
• James Lay (Con) West Suffolk Council
• Sarah Mansel (Green) Mid Suffolk District Council
• Caroline Page (Lib Dem) Suffolk County Council
• Debbie Richards (Con) Suffolk County Council 
• Andy Stevenson Co-opted Member

Meeting dates

You're welcome to attend a meeting of the Suffolk Police and Crime Panel.

The papers and agendas for the meetings are available on our website five days before the meeting and will include venue details.

Dates after May 2023 will be subject to reconsideration by Council on 25 May 2023.

Contact and further information

If you would like to contact us, please email committee.services@suffolk.gov.uk or call 01473 265119 from Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4.00pm.

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