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18 January, 2021

Public encouraged to get involved in Commissioner’s Public Accountability meeting – 26 January

North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is asking for people to get involved in her next monthly public accountability meeting, live from 1:30pm on Tuesday 26 January.

The meeting will focus on how the police are managing offenders and how the fire service manage calls and respond to incidents.

It will also provide the opportunity for questions about these topics.

Public accountability meetings are broadcast live online with members of the public invited to send in their comments before or during the session.

The meeting on Tuesday 26 January, will start at 1.30pm and will focus on:

  • North Yorkshire Police – Offender Management
    An insight into North Yorkshire Police’s approach to assessing and managing the risk of the most persistent and dangerous offenders in our community
  • North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service – Response and Control
    An insight into North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s approach to call handling and response times to incidents.

As well as watching the live broadcast, the public are also invited to ask their questions, relevant to the discussion, during the meetings via Twitter by including #NYscrutiny in their tweets.

Commenting on the public meetings, Julia said:

“These meetings give members of the public and staff the opportunity to understand the performance of both services and hear what they are doing to keep us safe and feeling safe.

“I encourage everyone to join in and watch, and if you have a question, please ask it.”

The agenda, along with presentations and reports are available on the Commissioner’s website here: http://bit.ly/PAM26Jan2021

To ask a question on this month’s hot topic:

  • In advance of the meeting, please send your question to [email protected] please include your name and address with your question.
  • To ask a question during the meeting using Twitter, include #NYscrutiny in your tweet.

To watch the live broadcast

Agenda and meeting papers

  • Public accountability meeting – 26 January 2021