Opinion: merging the PCC role with the Mayor better for West Mids

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Opinion: merging the PCC role with the Mayor better for West Mids

The 2021 Conservative PCC candidate for the West Midlands has argued that merging the PCC role with the Mayor's would provide better value and greater accountability.

c Capt. J. Singh-Sohal

Date - 7th February 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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The ‘PCC experiment’ has not paid off in the West Midlands, the 2021 Conservative candidate has said. For him, merging the role with the Mayor’s office would create a key focal point, give greater negotiating powers and increase...

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