North Yorkshire police & fire commissioner

North Yorkshire police and fire commissioner. The York & North Yorkshire Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning is specifically responsible for:

• Seeking the public’s views on policing and community safety decisions that affect them directly.
• Keeping the public up-to-date and informed about police performance, fire service performance and the Mayor’s work in these areas.
• Monitoring and scrutinising the performance of the Chief Constable and North Yorkshire Police
• Monitoring and scrutinising the performance of the Chief Fire Officer and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Publishing easy-to-access and transparent information about decisions, budgets, performance and governance
• Working with partners to co-ordinate community safety and crime prevention activities across York and North Yorkshire
• Commissioning appropriate services for local people.

• David Skaith was elected the first Mayor for York and North Yorkshire on Thursday 2 May 2024. Jo Coles was nominated by York & North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith, to be appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime. On Wednesday 12 June 2024, this was confirmed by the North Yorkshire Police Fire and Crime Panel and Jo took up her new role on Monday 8 July 2024. North Yorkshire police and fire commissioner