title: Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
text: # Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
  
  The Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel is the police and crime panel for Greater Manchester. The purpose of the panel is to scrutinise the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, and their appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, who are responsible for the Greater Manchester Police and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
  
  ## History
  
  In June 2020 the panel was given oversight of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's fire and rescue functions and was renamed from the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel to the Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime panel.
  
  ## Membership
  
  The panel is made up of one councillor from each local authority in Greater Manchester who sit alongside two additional independent members that have been co-opted because of their relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
  
  As of January 2022 the panel's members are:
  
  * Janet Emsley (chair)
  * Kevin Anderson
  * Allison Gwynne
  * Steve Williams
  * Amanda Peers
  * Graham Whitham
  * David Lancaster
  * Richard Gold
  * Rabnawaz Akbar
  * Mudasir Dean
  * Angela Lawrence (Independent Member)
  * Majid Hussain (Independent Member)
  