Joy Allen (politician)
Joy Allen | |
|---|---|
| Durham Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Steven White (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1965 Spennymoor, County Durham, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Durham University Business School |
Joy Allen (born 18 July 1965) is a British Labour Party politician currently serving as the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner since 13 May 2021. She was elected at the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, being the first person since Ron Hogg to be elected following his death in 2019.[1]
Political career[edit]
Before PCC career[edit]
Allen has spent most of her career working in the public sector for Durham Constabulary, Sedgefield Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council and County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service as Head of Service and Area Manager for Community Safety. She was elected to Durham County Council in 2013 and was appointed to the Cabinet in 2015 where she held the Safer Communities Portfolio. In 2017 she was appointed to lead Durham County Council’s Transformation Programme. She was elected Mayor of Bishop Auckland in 2019 and was a cabinet member for Transformation, Culture and Tourism.[2]
As PCC[edit]
Allen promised new police officers, to tackle crime, protect communities and victims, and pursue criminals in her election manifesto.[3] She ensured that Durham Constabulary was the first police force in the UK to initiate a Workplace Gambling Charter.[4] She further approved the new Durham Constabulary Investigative Hub to be built at Spennymoor.[5] Allen proposed a £10 tax hike for residents in County Durham and Darlington which was approved by the Police and Crime Panel.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Reporter, James Harrison, LDR (2021-05-08). "Joy Allen declared new Durham Police and Crime Commissioner after dramatic count". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Joy Allen". www.apccs.police.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Joy Allen - Choose My Police and Crime Commissioner". www.choosemypcc.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Police Oracle". touch.policeoracle.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner agrees company to build new Investigative Hub". Durham Constabulary. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Crime commissioner's maximum £10 tax hike is backed". www.teesdalemercury.co.uk. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2023-10-23.