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Alison Hernandez is the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and employs a team of specialists to deliver the requirements of the role and office.
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Home Our role ScrutinyHow the PCC uses scrutiny

How the PCC uses scrutiny

The PCC advocates the four principles of good public scrutiny as outlined by the Centre for Public Scrutiny which are:

1.    Providing a "critical friend" challenge;
2.    Reflecting the voice and concerns of the public;
3.    Taking the lead and owning the scrutiny process; and
4.    Making an impact on the delivery of public services.

The PCC carries out scrutiny in a variety of ways using formal and informal methods such as:

Use of Police Powers Community Scrutiny Panel (formal scrutiny)
Out of Court Disposal Scrutiny Panel (formal scrutiny)
Specifically commissioned reviews / reports (formal scrutiny)
Independent Custody Visitor activity (formal scrutiny)
Regular internal meetings and discussions (informal oversight)

The methods of scrutiny that the PCC uses are often:

Scrutiny reviews (delivered as task and finish projects)
Regular scrutiny of specific topics (e.g. police use of force, out of court disposals and stop and search) via specific panels
Dip-sampling activities (e.g. of complaints against the police)

You can find out more detail about how the PCC carries out scrutiny in the Scrutiny Framework.