West Midlands Police Authority

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West Midlands Police Authority, a police authority, is the governing body of the West Midlands Police force in the English county of the West Midlands;^[1] encompassing Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton..

Constitution[]

The Authority has a management board consisting of local councillors and independent members, one of whom is a Magistrate.^[2] As of October 2011, the chair is Bishop Dr Derek Webley MBE, of the , the first non-politician member of Authority to be elected chair, and the first African Caribbean chair of any police authority in the United Kingdom.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• West Midlands Police Authority Official Website