And when I was in Birmingham, I heard about how the police service was using that structure, and a system of street champions for every street in every ward, to help make sure there was local intelligence and local views being fed in to settinglocal police priorities.
In his role as PCC, Mr Lloyd will replace the Greater Manchester Police Authority and be responsible for appointing the chief constable of the region's force, settinglocal policing priorities, reporting annually on progress, and setting out the force budget and community safety grants.