Working for a local council within the police area
You are disqualified from standing at a Police and Crime Commissioner election if:1
you are a member of staff of or are directly or indirectly employed by a local council that falls either wholly or partly within the police area in which you are standing
you are a member of staff of or work for an organisation which is under the control of a county, county borough or district council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly, you will be disqualified from being elected as a Police and Crime Commissioner.
Local councils typically have committees and sub-committees. Anyone employed under the direction of such committees or sub-committees is disqualified from standing in any police area that includes all or part of the local council’s area.
As a general rule, if you work in the local public sector, you should seek advice from your employer’s HR department to help you establish whether the disqualification would apply to you. Sometimes employment relationships can be complex and if this is the case for you, we recommend that you seek your own legal advice.
If you are a teacher or a non-teaching member of staff at a school or other educational institution maintained or assisted by a local council, you can stand at a Police and Crime Commissioner election provided you meet the qualifications and are not otherwise disqualified.
The working for the local council disqualification applies on the date of nomination and on the day of election. If you were employed by the local council, you must have resigned and served any notice period before the date of your nomination to avoid having a contract of employment with the local council at that time.
A local council for these purposes is:
a county council
a county borough council
a district council
a parish council
a community council
the Council of the Isles of Scilly
except that you may be employed in an organisation that is under the control of a parish or community council.