Subject	Predicate	Object
dpXTfFIR	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	01oKnrTC
	answer has answering person	Nick Herbert
	answer text	[holding answer 23 March 2012]: The Business Partnering for the Police programme in the West Midlands and Surrey is a matter for the relevant police authorities and forces. The private sector can help to deliver some police services better and at lower cost. The Government are clear, however, that policing will remain a public service, accountable to the people through elected Police and Crime Commissioners with chief constables retaining operational control and accountability.
	answer given date	2012-03-27
	answer has answering body	Home Office
	written answer has answering body	Home Office
Home Office	answering body has written answer	dpXTfFIR
Home Office	answering body has answer	dpXTfFIR
01oKnrTC	question has answer	dpXTfFIR
Nick Herbert	answering person has answer	dpXTfFIR