Police reform and social responsibility Bill

There are two potential issues in the Secretary of State's involvement. One of them is to do with setting an excessive precept level in respect of the Localism Bill, and the other arises when a panel vetoes and the commissioner ““has regard to”” and the panel and the commissioner have a dispute. My concern is that unless the commissioner or panel make a decision—although I cannot see how that can happen given the reference to ““have regard””—these regulations will lead to an appeal to the Secretary of State, who will then in some respect have even greater central power than under the current system.