Ben Adams (police commissioner)
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Ben Adams | |
|---|---|
| Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benedict Burne Adams[1] February 1965 (age 59)[2] Sutton Coldfield |
| Political party | Conservative |
Benedict Burne Adams (born February 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician, and the current Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.[3][4] He was first elected to the post in May 2021, and re-elected in May 2024.[5]
Adams was born in Sutton Coldfield and left school aged 18 hoping to be a professional golfer, before studying with the Open University and working in information technology.[6]
From 2007, he held local government positions on Lichfield District Council and Staffordshire County Council.[6][7] He was the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stoke-on-Trent North at the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second to the Labour Party candidate Ruth Smeeth on both occasions.[8]
Adams was elected to the post of Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 elections, succeeding the previous incumbent Matthew Ellis.[7] In his first speech as commissioner, Adams vowed to put tackling youth knife, drug and gang-related crime high on his agenda.[9] He recommended Chris Noble for the role of Chief Constable at Staffordshire Police and Rob Barber for the post of Chief Fire Officer at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, and their appointments were confirmed later in 2021.[10]
Staffordshire Police was put into special measures by HMICFRS between June 2022 and May 2024.[11] Adams was re-elected in the 2024 elections, with a small majority over the Labour candidate.[5] He represents the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners as a board member on the Fire Standards Board.[12] Before the campaign, pro-Palestinian protesters had been arrested at a fundraising event.[13]
References
- ^ "Election of a Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North" (PDF). Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Benedict Burne ADAMS personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Find your PCC > Ben Adams". Association of Police and Crime Commissioners. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner". Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Staffordshire PFCC election sees Conservative hold". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams". Office of the Commissioner for Staffordshire. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Conservative Ben Adams elected as Staffordshire PFCC". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Stoke-on-Trent North parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "New Staffordshire Police commissioner vows to fight youth drug crime". Stoke-on-Trent Live. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "New police and fire chiefs for Staffordshire are confirmed". Lichfield Live. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Police force exits special measures". BBC News. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Board Members". Fire Standards Board. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Price, Richard (26 February 2024). "Four arrests following protest at Tory fundraiser". BBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2024.