had a mounted division until 1999 where a major reorganisation saw it disbanded. In September 2008, the force announced that it intended to vacate the Cannock Road site and sell it for housing development, moving HQ staff to Lanchester Court, next to the existing Weston Road premises. Staffordshire Police Authority, a separate organisation charged with oversight of the force, had 9 councillors (drawn from both Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council), 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members. The authority was abolished in November 2012, following the election of the first Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Matthew Ellis. The office of the police and crime commissioner and the individual elected is responsible for reducing crime and making the area they represent safer. The PCC decides how much council tax people will pay towards community safety services and policing and is personally accountable for all the public money spent. In 2021, Ben Adams was elected as the new police, fire and crime commissioner, a role previously expanded to include oversight of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Staffordshire Police Cadets The Staffordshire Police Cadet scheme aims to strengthen links between the police and young people and promote good citizenship. The programme's chief officer is Chief Superintendent Elliot Sharrad William. The programs deputy chief officer (DCO) is also the DCO of the Special Constabulary; the cadets force also has many special constables, regular police constables and PSV's (police service volunteers) that assist in the running of the units. The scheme has a ranking system similar to that of the Special Constabulary. This ranking system contains a head cadet, deputy head cadet, section leaders, and then the rank of cadet. There is also a ranking system for the volunteer leaders. This contains a unit commander, deputy unit commander, leaders, young leaders. The rank insignia is the same as the Special Constabulary in the sense of using bars to represent the rank (for example the rank of section leader is equal to the rank of sergeant and has the same insignia as one bar on each shoulder). See also List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Law enforcement in the United Kingdom References External links Staffordshire Police at HMICFRS Staffordshire Police Cadets Organisations based in Staffordshire Organisations based in Stoke-on-Trent Police forces of England 1968 establishments in England Organizations established in 1968