Explanatory Notes

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

2011 CHAPTER 13

15 September 2011

Overview

Part 1- Police Reform

Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections and Vacancies

Section 64: Disqualification from election as police and crime commissioner

202.Section 64 provides that a person is ineligible to stand as a police and crime commissioner unless they are 18 years old when nominated as a candidate, and are in the register of local government electors for the police force area on the day of the election and the day on which the person is nominated as a candidate at the election. A person is disqualified from being elected if the person has been nominated as a candidate for any other police area.