Police and Crime Commissioner: our candidate

Martin John Surl (born March 1957) is a retired British police officer and consultant who served as Gloucestershire's first Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021. He says:

"With over 35 years of policing experience from being a Gloucestershire bobby on the beat to investigating serious crimes and locking away criminals to my eight and a half years as the county’s first Police and Crime Commissioner I have shown my passion for our county. The last decade has been tough for the policing with budgets and officers and staff cut right to the bone. But during my time in office, we were always praised for financial stability that has in the last few years been put at risk. Under my watch I pledge to make sure our police concentrate on the primary focus keeping us safe – by making sure every crime matters because every victim matters."