Under the framework, there were three main work streams: Policing Communities, Resources, and Investigation & Strategic Planning.
[3] Members of the Police Authority, along with representatives from county, district, borough, town, and parish councils, and the Police Force, annually consulted with the public at 33 community forums across Warwickshire.
[6] In January 2011, it was revealed that the Authority was in discussion with the neighbouring West Mercia Police Authority, with a view to having their two police forces enter into a strategic alliance to meet anticipated cuts,[7] though merging the two services completely was ruled out.
Since 25 May 2011,[8] the authority's chairman was Phil Robson, an independent member who retired in 2001 as Warwickshire’s Chief Probation Officer.
The first election for Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner took place in November 2012, with the newly elected PCC assuming responsibility for overseeing Warwickshire Police, managing budgets, and setting strategic priorities, functions previously held by the Police Authority.