What we do

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Holds the police to account on behalf of local communities using rigourous scrutiny arrangements.
Makes sure the Chief Constable is delivering a police service which balances both national priorities and the concerns of local people.
Manages the police budget and sets the police portion of the council tax bill to make sure local people are getting a value for money service.
Helps set the priorities for local police to ensure everyone benefits from a better police service.
Makes sure the police service does everything it can to keep improving
Publishes a number of documents each year to keep residents informed about local policing issues and decisions (see the publications section)

These are just some of the authority's functions. The examples and downloadable documents below provide case studies of various pieces of work carried out by GMPA. These have been created to give you an improved understanding of what GMPA does, how it does it and why.

Use the links on the left hand side of the page to access more detail about the different areas of police authority work.

This page was last updated on 14 June 2011