Finance & Reporting
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is responsible for agreeing the budget for Essex Police and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS), for overseeing how these budgets are spent, and for how both Services are performing.
How the PFCC reports
The PFCC statutory duties include agreeing the budget for Essex Police and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS), for overseeing how these budgets are spent and setting the amount of money you will pay for policing and the fire service as part of your annual council tax bill.
The Commissioner also actively monitors and scrutinises the performance of both services. Detailed records of the performance of Essex Police and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service are discussed at the relevant Boards The records discussed and minutes from the boards are fully available on this website.
We are also committed to being fully transparent and open and you can find more information on our Transparency page.