# The Policing Protocol Order 2023, Paragraph 27: The Home Secretary

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The establishment of PCCs has given the police greater freedom to meet local priorities and enabled the public to hold the police to account. The Home Secretary, as the person responsible to Parliament for cutting crime, protecting the public and protecting our national borders and security, has an important role in working with PCCs and Chief Constables to ensure the policing system works effectively.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/649/schedule/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/policing-protocol-order-2023/schedule/paragraph-27
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