Joint Management Board

What the Joint Management Board (JMB) does

The Joint Management Board supports decision-making and oversight.

It brings together the PCC and the Chief Constable to make decisions about:

• long-term plans and priorities
• policies and strategy
• the use of resources
• issues that may affect performance or reputation

The Board usually meets monthly, when needed.

Meeting documents 2026 – 27

Meeting documents from previous years

You can see meeting documents from the last three year’s of Management Board meetings here.

Terms of reference

The terms of reference explain:

• the role of the Joint Management Board
• how it operates
• its responsibilities

You can read the terms of reference for the Joint Management Board here.

Statement on decision making

The statement on decision making outlines the process of who makes a decision, when and additional information around the overall process of Management Board. You can read the statement here.

Index of Decisions 2026-27

Index of Decisions from previous years

You can see the Index of Decisions from the last three year’s of Management Board meetings here.

Management Decisions

In addition to decisions that are taken by the Police and Crime Commissioner at Joint Management Board meetings, the Commissioner may also take management decisions outside of such meetings.

Management decisions are those decisions within existing budget, strategy or policy and will be made by the Police and Crime Commissioner as appropriate.