Petitions/Require that the role of Police Chief Constable be elected by police and staff
StatusClosed
Opened18 Jul 2025
Closes18 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Require the establishment of a voting system within Police Constabularies that allows police officers and police staff to vote on who their next Chief Constable will be.

We believe that establishing a democratic system for electing people to the role of chief constable will help ensure chief constables and senior management within policing are held to account not only by the public but by the officers and staff who work for them. The aim of this proposal is to help reduce any divide between senior management and police officers and to help create a senior management team that police officers and staff alike can trust while they conduct their duties.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Rupert Lowe
1Rupert Lowe MP
Great Yarmouth
2
Steve Darling
2Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Liz Twist
3Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
1
Natalie Fleet
4Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
1
Rosie Duffield
5Rosie Duffield MP
Canterbury
1
Sarah Gibson
6Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
1
Dan Tomlinson
7Dan Tomlinson MP
Chipping Barnet
1
Pam Cox
8Pam Cox MP
Colchester
1
Zarah Sultana
9Zarah Sultana MP
Coventry South
1
Connor Naismith
10Connor Naismith MP
Crewe and Nantwich
1