Pre-election information - 2016

Before the elections in 2016, HMICFRS (then HMIC) extended an invitation to prospective and declared police and crime commissioner candidates

The sessions were led by HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor, and the HMI responsible for the relevant forces.

Details of the events held can be found below.

Date	Led by	Location	Forces
Wednesday 6 April 2016 2pm – 5pm	HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor and HM Inspector of Constabulary, Mike Cunningham	Leeds	HMI Cunningham discussed the following forces: Cheshire Cleveland Cumbria Durham Greater Manchester Humberside Lancashire Merseyside Northumbria North Yorkshire South Yorkshire West Yorkshire
Thursday 21 April 2016 2pm – 5pm	HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor and HM Inspector of Constabulary, Zoë Billingham	London	HMI Billingham discussed the following forces: Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Derbyshire Essex Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent Leicestershire Lincolnshire Norfolk Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Thames Valley
Monday 25 April 2016 2pm – 5pm	HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor and HM Inspector of Constabulary, Wendy Williams	Birmingham	HMI Williams discussed the following forces: Avon and Somerset Devon and Cornwall Dorset Dyfed-Powys Gloucestershire Gwent North Wales South Wales Staffordshire Warwickshire West Mercia West Midlands Wiltshire

Further information

Further information can be found on the following websites:

• Electoral Commission
• Association of police and crime commissioners
• Association of Policing and Crime Chief Executives (APACE)
• College of Policing
• Independent Office for Police Conduct
• National Police Chiefs’ Council
• Gov.uk