Working with the police
The PCC holds the Chief Constable to account, making police answerable to the communities they serve.
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Appropriate Adults
Appropriate adults are volunteers, who aim to safeguard the interests, rights, entitlements and welfare of vulnerable people in police custody.
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Standards, Scrutiny and Accountability (SSA) Programme
The SSA Programme helps to fulfil the PCC’s statutory duty of holding Cleveland Police to account.
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Involvement of Independent Scrutiny Volunteers
Independent scrutiny volunteers help to make sure that the PCC and the police are doing their jobs properly
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Out of Court Disposal Scrutiny Panel
Out of Court Disposal (OoCD) are ways for police to deal with less serious, and often first time, offending that can be more appropriately handled without going to court.