Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that we have discussed that idea in another venue, along with how important ultra-local policing is and how it is different from governance at a higher level. However, I am trying to understand where he is heading. In Committee he proposed directly elected chairs of police authorities, so I am glad that he now prefers the Lib Dem model—I do not remember him saying that before the election, but it is nice to hear that he is moving in our way. Why does he think that having a directly elected chair of a panel would be so different from having a single directly elected person who would also act across a whole area?