Clive Grunshaw

Clive Grunshaw is the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire Police.^[1][2] He is the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012.

Grunshaw, a former milkman, said it was a "new era for policing" however he admitted turnout was "disappointing".^[1] He is the Lancashire County Council member for Fleetwood East^[3] and Pharos Ward Councillor for Wyre Council,^[4] where he was Leader of a minority Labour Group from May 2007 until resigning from that position on 20 November 2012. Grunshaw also stood unsuccessfully as the Labour Party candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency at the 2010 General election.

Expenses controversy

In December 2012 a Freedom of Information request uncovered information relating to expenses claimed by Clive Grunshaw which has caused some political opponents to demand his resignation.^[5] It was alleged that he claimed mileage twice for meetings which took place at the same time, suggesting in one example that he had driven from his Fleetwood home for Preston an hour apart for two separate meetings.^[6] In response, Grunshaw said, "At no point have I wilfully submitted claims which I know to be untrue. Clearly there are overlaps in times on some of the claims and this is what is so disappointing. The claims are genuinely intentioned but my process appears to have been flawed."

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