The
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner is the
police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by the
Greater Manchester Police in
Greater Manchester. The post was created on 21 November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Greater Manchester Police Authority. The commissioner is
Labour Party politician
Tony Lloyd. The next regular election is scheduled for May 2016. The police and crime commissioner is required to produce a strategic Greater Manchester Police and Crime Plan, setting out the priorities for the Greater Manchester Police, and their work is scrutinised by the
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel. In November 2014 it was announced that the role could be replaced with a directly elected
Mayor of Greater Manchester.