About the Commission

Keeping the public safe is the first duty of any government.   

Police ought to be visible in every community, deterring and preventing crime as well as responding to emergencies.  

Yet, over the past fourteen years, successive Conservative governments have failed to deliver on this basic duty. 90% of crimes went unsolved, shoplifting was at a record high and antisocial behaviour was rampant and ruining lives.  

As a result, confidence in policing and our criminal justice system has plummeted.   

That’s why Labour has made it one of its key missions to make our streets safe again and put police back on the beat.