Back to the future by way of an Independent (Police) Commission: The Stevens Report in effect only pursues an established police agenda

It is unsurprising, writes Barry Loveday, that calls for the abolition of the elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have emanated from a number of current and former chief constables. The Stevens Report argues for their abolition using a number of reasons, one which is particularly telling: because of the perceived attack on police operational independence (to which chief officers remain, of course, entirely wedded).