Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner

Reports toAvon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel

AppointerElectorate of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset

Term lengthFour years

Constituting instrumentPolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner
Incumbent Clare Moody since 9 May 2024
Police and crime commissioner of Avon and Somerset Police
Reports to	Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel
Appointer	Electorate of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
Precursor	Avon and Somerset Police Authority
Inaugural holder	Sue Mountstevens
Formation	22 November 2012
Deputy	Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
Salary	£88,600[1]
Website	www.avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk

The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Avon and Somerset Police in the English unitary authorities of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Avon and Somerset Police Authority. Clare Moody was elected to the role in the May 2024 election.^[2]

The most recent Avon and Somerset PCC election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024. This election used the first-past-the-post voting system, changed from the supplementary vote system used in 2021.^[3][4]

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has about 31 staff.^[5][6]