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Head of Public Confidence and Assurance

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North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel – Recruitment for Co-opted Independent Members

Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 9th October 2025

The North Yorkshire police, fire and crime panel is seeking three individuals with the necessary skills, enthusiasm and commitment to join as independent co-opted members of the panel and to bring a fresh, external perspective to its work.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the governance and accountability arrangements for policing and fire and rescue in North Yorkshire and York. With a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime in the last year, you will be supporting the panel in providing an important ‘check and balance’ around their work to secure an efficient and effective police and fire service.

Independent co-opted members – sometimes referred to as “community members” – need to be able to think strategically and analytically, in providing both support and challenge to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. You will be working alongside councillors from North Yorkshire and York in this role, providing an independent perspective, and as such will need to demonstrate objectivity, good judgment and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of partners and the public.

The role of the Panel includes some statutory duties such as:

• Reviewing and making recommendations on the Mayor’s draft Police and Crime and Fire and Rescue Plans;
• Reviewing and making recommendations on the proposed level of Council Tax to be set locally for policing and fire and rescue services;
• Reviewing and making recommendations on proposed appointments for Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer.

Candidates will be welcomed from a range of different backgrounds who can demonstrate the necessary skills and competencies. As such, the panel would welcome not only those with experience in related fields such as community safety, victim support and criminal justice, but also other areas including health/mental health, advocacy, commissioning, business, finance and other sectors.  Applications are particularly welcomed from under-represented groups.

Background information – eligibility, skills and competencies

For further information on the role of a co-opted independent member to the police, fire and crime panel, please read the background pack available at www.nypartnerships.org.uk/pfcprecruit

For an informal conversation about the role, or to request information in an alternative format, please contact Diane Parsons (Panel Secretariat) at North Yorkshire Council on 01609 532750 / [email protected]

To apply:

Please complete the application form which can be downloaded from www.nypartnerships.org.uk/pfcprecruit and return via email to [email protected] or by post to:
Police, Fire and Crime Panel Recruitment 2025, FAO Diane Parsons, Legal and Democratic Services, North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AD.

Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 9th October 2025

Do you have what it takes to check prisoner welfare, custody conditions and police behaviour?

The Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, has responsibility for a team of ‘Independent Custody Visitors,  a team of volunteers who make unannounced visits to police stations in North Yorkshire. They speak with people detained in custody, check their welfare and the conditions in which they are being held and submit reports on their visits.

Independent custody visiting is a vital element of the work of the Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning in ensuring that the police service is open and accountable to the people it serves. The scheme works to Home Office guidelines.

Independent Custody Visitors are an important part of holding policing to account locally.  If you are interested in helping your community and want to volunteer, please consider this unique role.

The Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime is currently recruiting volunteers for the Harrogate, Scarborough and York areas.

Find out more about this role and how to apply

• • • Find out more about being an Independent Custody Visitor

For more information or an informal discussion:

• • • please call our office on 01423 569 562
    • or email [email protected]

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More vacancies are published on the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority website

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is a public sector employer with access to powers and funding to unlock transport and housing improvements, boost skills provision and help the economy transition to net zero.

Making the most of the combined strengths of the city region and rural power house, the Combined Authority is a long-term commitment to shaping a brighter future for generations to come. By working for us you will play a part in making positive changes, unlocking investment, supporting business and communities to thrive and creating new and better opportunities for people that live and work, here.

• Find out more: https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/who-we-are/work-for-us/

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On-call (retained) firefighter recruitment

On-call firefighters are trained firefighters who, rather than being based at a fire station, provide on-call cover from home and/or their place of work. They declare the periods in a week when they are available to respond to emergencies if called upon.

They respond to emergencies when their pager alerts them, so must work and/or live within approximately four minutes travel time from the fire station as they travel from that location to the fire station, where they then travel to the emergency in a fire service vehicle.

Find out more about this role and how to apply