▁for ▁Bar nes ' s ▁res ignation ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁Roger ▁G ale ▁and ▁Conserv ative ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁police ▁and ▁crime ▁scr ut iny ▁panel ▁Andrew ▁Bow les . ▁The ▁role ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁Youth ▁Ad vis ory ▁Group , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Kent ▁County ▁Youth ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁Med way ▁Youth ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁T akes ▁over ▁the ▁Police ▁Force ' s ▁communic ations ▁functions ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁emer ged ▁that ▁Bar nes ▁had ▁transferred ▁the ▁Kent ▁Police ▁communic ations ▁staff ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁her ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁Local ▁coun c ill ors ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁" This ▁is ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁crime ▁commission er ' s ▁most ▁political ▁move ▁since ▁she ▁took ▁office ▁and ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁Med way ." ▁The ▁decision ▁also ▁came ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁C OP AC C , ▁an ▁independent ▁group ▁that ▁scr ut in ises ▁and ▁mon itors ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁crime ▁commission ers . ▁Mrs ▁Bar nes ▁presented ▁the ▁change ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁legisl ation ▁about ▁commission ers , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁intended ▁to ▁increase ▁her ▁own ▁public ▁relations ▁capacity . ▁ ▁" Me et ▁the ▁Police ▁Commission er " ▁document ary ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁major ▁controvers y ▁developed ▁over ▁a ▁fly - on - the -