John Campion was elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia on 5th May 2016. He was re-elected for a second term on May 10th 2021.
John Campion
Your police and crime commissioner
In 2004, John was elected as a Wyre Forest District Councillor. In 2007, he became the authority’s youngest and longest serving leader. John was also elected as a Worcestershire County Councillor in 2005 and has held many roles within the…
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A video introduction to John Campion
Marc Bayliss
Your deputy police and crime commissioner
Marc Bayliss was appointed as Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner’s for West Mercia in September 2022. His role is to represent John Campion in communities across West Mercia. Until recently he was the Leader of Worcester City Council. Marc has…
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Nicola Lowery
YOUR ASSISTANT POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER
Nicola Lowery was appointed as one of John’s Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner’s for West Mercia in November 2021. Her role is to represent John Campion in communities across West Mercia, specifically Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Her portfolio includes…
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Paul Middlebrough
YOUR ASSISTANT POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER
Paul Middlebrough was appointed as one of John’s Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner’s for West Mercia in November 2021. His role is to represent John Campion in communities across West Mercia, specifically Worcestershire and Herefordshire. His portfolio includes hate crime,…
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The PCC’s role
The Police and Crime Commissioner, John Campion, works for and with local communities to build a safer West Mercia. It is his role to scrutinise the service you, as a member of a local community, get from your police force. He ensures your needs are met and you have a service you can trust and be confident in.
By holding West Mercia’s Chief Constable to account, John Campion ensures you receive an effective, efficient police service. His role gives you and your community a voice at the highest level, ensuring your priorities are understood and acted on.
The Commissioner:
- Produces a Safer West Mercia plan which outlines the priorities for the next four years
- Determines the Police Precept each year – the police’s share of council tax contributions. This is always done in consultation with local communities
- Is responsible for the West Mercia Policing budget of more than £200 million each year. He ensures the force is using this effectively, achieving the best possible value for money
- Is responsible for hiring or if necessary firing, West Mercia Police’s Chief Constable
- Engages with local communities. This includes attending local events, community meetings and consultations across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Worcestershire, to get the views from the public. As well as engaging online through social media and via his Deputy and Assistants
- Has a number of national responsibilities as well as local ones. He ensures the police can protect the public from cross-border threats like terrorism and organised crime
- The PCC utilises his commissioning budget, as well as additional funding, to commission over £5m of services to support victims of crime, and over £5m of prevention services designed to reduce crime and disorder in West Mercia
- Is responsible for making sure appropriate services are available for victims of crime
More than just policing
John Campion provides a role that is much broader than the previous Police Authority model, and about much more than just policing. He works with hundreds of partners involved with criminal justice, health and community safety, and has a responsibility to make sure local priorities are joined up, and services work together for the best results.
He works to cut and prevent crime by working with the police, local and national partners, all related to building safer, stronger and healthier communities. These include councils, charities, sports clubs, schools, prisons and health services.
Despite this much wider remit, his role and office costs each year are significantly less than the previous Police Authority.
John Campion is not a police officer and is not in charge of the police or responsible for operational policing. He does not tell the police how to do their job or make decisions around investigations.
To ensure John Campion is doing his role effectively he is held to account by a Police and Crime Panel made up of representatives from across West Mercia.
For more on the role of the Police and Crime Commissioner visit the Home Office Website.