Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is calling on people to submit questions for the Chief Constable and her senior team.

This comes as Emily Spurrell prepares for her final public scrutiny meeting of 2024.

Ms Spurrell is responsible for ensuring Chief Constable Serena Kennedy delivers on her policing and community safety priorities.

One of the key ways Ms Spurrell undertakes this role is through quarterly public scrutiny meetings, including questions submitted by the public, which she then puts to the Chief Constable and her senior team.

The focus of the upcoming scrutiny meeting will be Merseyside Police's work on violence against women and girls, serious and organised crime, and hate crime.

However, the commissioner is inviting questions on any policing or community safety issue.

This aims to increase transparency and openness around policing in Merseyside.

Residents can submit their questions by completing an online form or writing to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

The meeting will be live-streamed at 1pm on December 16, allowing everyone to watch and hear the responses to their questions.

Ms Spurrell said: "One of my top priorities as commissioner is to listen to what our residents have to say and to be their voice on policing and community safety issues.

"Your questions and opinions matter to me and can help to make Merseyside a safer place for everyone.

"It’s vitally important the public trust the police and can see that money and resources are being used wisely to deliver the best possible service to keep our communities safe.

"I hope by providing this opportunity it will help to reassure people that both myself and the Chief Constable are committed to being as open and transparent about the police’s work as possible.

"Don’t miss your chance to put your question to the Chief Constable and her team."

The meeting will also provide Chief Officers with a chance to give the commissioner a detailed account of the force’s progress and how they are working to make communities safer.

A selection of questions received by the deadline of November 25 will be asked by the Police Commissioner and addressed by Chief Officers.

Questions should not focus on individual cases as these cannot be addressed in a public domain.