questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking legislative steps to help improve alignment between Section 66(3)(c) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and Section 21(1)(d) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, in the context of the (a) eligibility of candidates who have received a custodial sentence following a criminal conviction to stand to be Mayor of London and (b) eligibility requirements for other metro mayoralties.
answerText: Police governance in London is different to that of areas outside London; in that the Mayor of London is not a Police and Crime Commissioner and has bespoke arrangements governing their oversight of the Metropolitan Police. Disqualification criteria for t...
heading: Mayors: Elections